Tex.
Transp. Code Section 396.041
County License
(a)
This section does not apply to:(1)
a recycling business;(2)
a junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard located entirely in a municipality and subject to regulation by the municipality; or(3)
a junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard in operation before June 1, 1987.(b)
To protect the public health, safety, or welfare, the commissioners court of a county may by ordinance require a junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard to be licensed by the county.(c)
An ordinance may:(1)
impose a fee of $25 for the issuance or renewal of a license;(2)
impose a fee of not more than:(A)
$150 for the issuance or renewal of a license, if the ordinance is adopted by the commissioners court of a county with a population of 2.1 million or more that contains two or more municipalities, each of which has a population of 350,000 or more; or(B)
$500 for the issuance or renewal of a license, if the ordinance is adopted by the commissioners court of a county with a population of 3.3 million or more;(3)
condition the license on the operation of the junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard only at a location approved by the commissioners court or a county employee designated by the commissioners court; or(4)
establish grounds for suspending or revoking a license if the junkyard or automotive wrecking and salvage yard is not screened.(d)
The county shall deposit each license fee received to the credit of the county general fund.
Source:
Section 396.041 — County License, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.396.htm#396.041 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
