{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1951.459","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.459","heading":"PEST CONTROL SERVICES FOR CERTAIN BUILDINGS.","body":"The owner of a building that is an apartment building, day-care center, hospital, nursing home, hotel, motel, lodge, warehouse, school, or food-processing establishment, other than a restaurant, retail food, or food service establishment, may obtain pest control services for that building from a person only by:\n(1) contracting with a person who holds a license to perform the services; or\n(2) requiring a person employed by the owner who is licensed as a certified noncommercial applicator or technician to perform the services.\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 J. PRACTICE BY LICENSE HOLDER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1951.htm#1951.459","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"8a5f5d5a82bc84c8c7588e81a5a976570e6ab830733ed4393834077ddfa067ca","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1951.458","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1951.501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}