{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1951.456","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.456","heading":"PEST CONTROL INFORMATION FOR INDOOR TREATMENTS; RULES; EXCEPTION.","body":"(a) The department shall develop a policy to implement and enforce Sections 1951.453-1951.455.\n(b) Under rules adopted by the department, a requirement under Sections 1951.453-1951.455 that notice of a treatment be given at least 48 hours before the treatment may be waived for emergency treatments.\n(c) A person is not considered in violation of Section 1951.453, 1951.454, or 1951.455 or a rule adopted under this section for not posting a pest control sign developed under Section 1951.254 if the sign is posted as required by Section 1951.453, 1951.454, or 1951.455 or a rule adopted under this section but is removed by an unauthorized person.\n(d) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506, Sec. 7.19(4), eff. September 1, 2009.\n(e) The signage, advance notice, and information sheet requirements of Sections 1951.453-1951.455 do not apply to space that is vacant, unused, and unoccupied as a residence, workplace, or other use covered by Sections 1951.453-1951.455.\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. 1.58, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 7.19(4), 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 J. PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1951.htm#1951.456","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"df4dc5321c4446f7a68ba72bb5b0707ff7ebec23abba73d94574610a79d8125e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1951.455","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1951.457"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}