Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 372.006
Nonwater-supplied Urinal Performance Standards
(a)
A person may not sell, offer for sale, or distribute in this state a nonwater-supplied urinal for use in this state unless the nonwater-supplied urinal:(1)
meets the performance, testing, and labeling requirements prescribed by the following standards, as applicable:(A)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Standard A112.19.19-2006 “Vitreous China Nonwater Urinals”; or(B)
International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials Standard ANSI Z124.9-2004 “Plastic Urinal Fixtures”;(2)
provides a trap seal that complies with the building code of the local government in which the urinal is installed; and(3)
permits the uninhibited flow of waste through the urinal to the sanitary drainage system.(b)
The manufacturer or importer must submit to the commission certified test results from a laboratory accredited by the American National Standards Institute verifying that the nonwater-supplied urinal conforms to the requirements described by Subsection (a)(1).(c)
A person who installs a nonwater-supplied urinal shall install water distribution and fixture supply piping sized to accommodate a water-supplied urinal to an in-wall point immediately adjacent to the nonwater-supplied urinal location so that the nonwater-supplied urinal can be replaced with a water-supplied urinal if desired by the owner or required by a code enforcement officer.(d)
A person who owns a nonwater-supplied urinal shall clean and maintain the nonwater-supplied urinal in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Source:
Section 372.006 — Nonwater-supplied Urinal Performance Standards, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.372.htm#372.006 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
