{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1951.051","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.051","heading":"INDIVIDUAL PERFORMING PEST CONTROL WORK ON OWN OR EMPLOYER'S PREMISES.","body":"(a) An individual who does not hold a license under this chapter may use insecticides, pesticides, rodenticides, fumigants, or allied chemicals or substances or mechanical devices designed to prevent, control, or eliminate pest infestations unless:\n(1) that use is prohibited by state law or rule;\n(2) that use is prohibited by rule of the United States Environmental Protection Agency; or\n(3) the substance used is labeled as a restricted-use pesticide or a state-limited-use pesticide.\n(b) An individual may act under Subsection (a) only on premises:\n(1) owned by the individual;\n(2) in which the individual owns a partnership or joint venture interest; or\n(3) of a person who employs the individual primarily to perform services other than pest control.\n(c) Subsection (b)(3) does not apply to:\n(1) an apartment building;\n(2) a day-care center;\n(3) a hospital;\n(4) a nursing home;\n(5) a hotel, motel, or lodge;\n(6) a warehouse;\n(7) a food-processing establishment;\n(8) a facility owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state, except as provided by Section 1951.303(b)(1); or\n(9) a school.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 1951. STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL","SUBCHAPTER B. EXEMPTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1951.htm#1951.051","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"53c849b5601b204521f50d40fe0e1ba441154e24cae14371441c1819d049eb3c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1951.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1951.052"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}