Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 341.012
Abatement of Nuisance

(a)

A person shall abate a public health nuisance existing in or on a place the person possesses as soon as the person knows that the nuisance exists.

(b)

A local health authority who receives information and proof that a public health nuisance exists in the local health authority’s jurisdiction shall issue a written notice ordering the abatement of the nuisance to any person responsible for the nuisance. The local health authority shall at the same time send a copy of the notice to the local municipal, county, or district attorney.

(c)

The notice must specify the nature of the public health nuisance and designate a reasonable time within which the nuisance must be abated.

(d)

If the public health nuisance is not abated within the time specified by the notice, the local health authority shall notify the prosecuting attorney who received the copy of the original notice. The prosecuting attorney:

(1)

shall immediately institute proceedings to abate the public health nuisance; or

(2)

request the attorney general to institute the proceedings or provide assistance in the prosecution of the proceedings, including participation as an assistant prosecutor when appointed by the prosecuting attorney.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 648, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Source: Section 341.012 — Abatement of Nuisance, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­341.­htm#341.­012 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

341.001
Definitions 341.002
Rules for Sanitation and Health Protection 341.011
Nuisance 341.012
Abatement of Nuisance 341.013
Garbage, Refuse, and Other Waste 341.014
Disposal of Human Excreta 341.015
Sanitation of Ice Plants 341.016
Sanitation of Businesses 341.017
Sanitation Facilities for Railroad Maintenance-of-way Employees 341.018
Rodent Control 341.019
Mosquito Control on Uninhabited Residential Property 341.031
Public Drinking Water 341.032
Drinking Water Provided by Common Carrier 341.033
Protection of Public Water Supplies 341.034
Licensing and Registration of Persons Who Perform Duties Relating to Public Water Supplies 341.035
Approved Plans Required for Public Water Supplies 341.036
Sanitary Defects at Public Drinking Water Supply Systems 341.037
Protection of Bodies of Water from Sewage 341.038
Protection of Impounded Water from Disease-bearing Mosquitoes 341.039
Standards for Graywater and Alternative Onsite Water 341.040
Definition 341.041
Fees 341.042
Standards for Harvested Rainwater 341.046
Nonapplicability of Subchapter F 341.047
Criminal Penalty 341.048
Civil Enforcement 341.049
Administrative Penalty 341.050
Penalties Cumulative 341.061
Toilet Facilities 341.062
Public Buildings 341.063
Sanitation of Bus Line, Airline, and Coastwise Vessel 341.064
Swimming Pools, Artificial Swimming Lagoons, and Bathhouses 341.065
School Buildings and Grounds 341.066
Tourist Courts, Hotels, Inns, and Rooming Houses 341.067
Fairgrounds, Public Parks, and Amusement Centers 341.068
Restroom Availability Where the Public Congregates 341.069
Access to Restroom Facilities 341.081
Authority of Home-rule Municipalities Not Affected 341.082
Appointment of Environmental Health Officer in Certain Home-rule Municipalities 341.091
Criminal Penalty 341.092
Civil Enforcement 341.0315
Public Drinking Water Supply System Requirements 341.0316
Desalination of Marine Seawater for Drinking Water 341.0351
Notification of System Changes 341.0352
Advertised Quality of Water Supply 341.0353
Drinking Water Supply Comparative Rating Information 341.0354
Highway Signs for Approved System Rating 341.0355
Financial Assurance for Certain Systems 341.0356
Order to Stop Operations 341.0357
Identification Requirement for Device with Appearance of Fire Hydrant that Is Nonfunctioning or Unavailable for Use in Fire Emergency 341.0358
Public Safety Standards 341.0359
Fire Hydrant Flow Standards 341.0391
Direct Potable Reuse Guidance 341.0485
Water Utility Improvement Account 341.0645
Pool Safety 341.0646
Child Water Safety Requirements for Certain Organizations 341.0695
Interactive Water Features and Fountains 341.03571
Identification Requirement for Certain Fire Hydrants and Flush Valves in Certain Municipalities 341.03585
Fire Hydrant Flow and Pressure Standards in Certain Municipalities
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Jun. 5, 2024

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