{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1951.301","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.301","heading":"STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL BUSINESS LICENSE REQUIRED.","body":"(a) In this section, \"branch office\" means any place of business, other than the primary office or a facility serving solely as a telephone answering service, that has at least one employee during normal business hours who is capable of:\n(1) answering customers' normal questions;\n(2) scheduling normal inspections or work; or\n(3) performing structural pest control functions.\n(b) A person may not engage in the business of structural pest control unless the person:\n(1) meets the standards set by the department under this chapter; and\n(2) holds a structural pest control business license issued under this chapter.\n(c) A structural pest control business license entitles a person and the person's employees to engage in the business of structural pest control under the direct supervision of a certified commercial applicator.\n(d) A person engaged in the business of structural pest control must hold a structural pest control business license for each place of business, including each branch office. A certified commercial applicator, certified noncommercial applicator, or licensed technician is not required to obtain a separate license for each branch office of an employer.\n(e) Each structural pest control business license holder shall employ a certified commercial applicator at all times.\n(f) A certified commercial applicator or technician license must be associated with a business license holder. The name of the employer of a licensed commercial applicator or technician must be printed on the face of the license issued to a commercial applicator or technician.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 890 (H.B. 2458), Sec. 1.32, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 7.12, eff. September 1, 2009.","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 G. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS, ISSUANCE, AND RENEWAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1951.htm#1951.301","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"7ae3891d3b05acdbb6fa2b95b0617f91b6a04d82f571c6c7ceb2b8b2ff03698b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1951.255","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1951.302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}