{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1953.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1953.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Commission\" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.\n(1-a) \"Department\" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.\n(2) \"Executive director\" means the executive director of the department.\n(3) \"Sanitarian\" means a person trained in sanitary science to perform duties relating to education and inspections in environmental sanitation.\n(4) \"Sanitation\" means the study, art, and technique of applying scientific knowledge to improve the human environment for the purpose of promoting public health and welfare.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.240, eff. April 2, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.266, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 1953. SANITARIANS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1953.htm#1953.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"e089ef2aeb5e68acb9135f9054d5c0537ad8e17c7885e9dc2e5e772e8b9f3fe0","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1952.151","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1953.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}