Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 714.002 - Limitation on Location of Feed or Slaughter Pens Near Cemetery(a) The maintenance or location of a feed pen for hogs, cattle, or horses, a slaughter pen, or a slaughterhouse 500 feet or nearer to an established cemetery in a county with a population of at least 525,000 is a nuisance.(b) The cemetery owner or a lot owner may bring suit to abate the nuisance and to prohibit its continuance. If a nuisance under this section exists or is threatened, the court shall grant a permanent injunction against the person responsible for the nuisance.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 714.002
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.