Section 341.019 - Mosquito Control on Uninhabited Residential Property(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality, county, or other local health authority may abate, without notice, a public health nuisance under Section 341.011(7) that: (1) is located on residential property that is reasonably presumed to be abandoned or that is uninhabited due to foreclosure; and(2) is an immediate danger to the health, life, or safety of any person.(b) A public official, agent, or employee charged with the enforcement of health, environmental, or safety laws may enter the premises described by Subsection (a) at a reasonable time to inspect, investigate, or abate the nuisance.(c) In this section, abatement is limited to the treatment with a mosquito larvicide of stagnant water in which mosquitoes are breeding.(d) The public official, agent, or employee shall post on the front door of the residence a notice stating:(1) the identity of the treating authority;(2) the purpose and date of the treatment;(3) a description of the areas of the property treated with larvicide;(4) the type of larvicide used; and(5) any known risks of the larvicide to humans or animals.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.019
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 16,Sec. 1, eff. 5/10/2013.