Texas Health And Safety Code Title 5, Chapter 368 - County Regulation Of Transportation Of Waste

SUBCHAPTER A TRANSPORTERS OF GREASE TRAP, SAND TRAP, AND SEPTIC WASTE

• Texas Section 368.001 - Regulatory Program
  The commissioners court of a county may establish a program regulating transporters of grease trap, sand trap, and septic waste. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch....
• Texas Section 368.002 - Participation By Municipality In Regulatory Program
  The commissioners court may enter into a contract with a municipality that provides the terms and conditions under which the municipality may participate in the...
• Texas Section 368.003 - Permits
  The commissioners court of a county may: (1) require a permit for trucks that transport grease trap, sand trap, and septic waste, including trucks serving...
• Texas Section 368.004 - Inspections
  The commissioners court of a county may: (1) coordinate with municipalities the inspection of trucks that transport grease trap, sand trap, and septic waste; (2)...
• Texas Section 368.005 - Contracts
  The commissioners court of a county may contract with a person to provide a service that is part of the regulatory program. Acts 1989, 71st...

SUBCHAPTER B REGULATION AND LICENSING OF WASTE HAULERS

• Texas Section 368.006 - Forms
  The commissioners court of a county may develop a single manifest form with a uniform manifest registration and numbering system to be used by the...
• Texas Section 368.011 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Waste" means: (A) animal and vegetable waste materials resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, or consumption of food; (B) discarded paper,...
• Texas Section 368.012 - County Licensing And Regulation
  To protect the public health, safety, or welfare, the commissioners court of a county with a population of less than 375,000 may by ordinance: (1)...
• Texas Section 368.013 - Exemptions For Certain Waste Haulers
  (a) This subchapter does not apply to an entity that transports: (1) material as part of a recycling program; or (2) salt water, drilling fluids,...
• Texas Section 368.014 - Bond Or Other Financial Assurance
  (a) An applicant for a waste hauler license must execute a surety bond or provide other financial assurance that is payable for the use and...
• Texas Section 368.015 - Fees
  Fees or other money received by a county under the licensing program shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the county....
• Texas Section 368.016 - Conflict With Other Regulations
  If a requirement or standard established under Section 368.012 conflicts with state law, a rule adopted under state law, or a municipal ordinance or charter,...
• Texas Section 368.017 - Injunction
  A county is entitled to appropriate injunctive relief to prevent the violation or threatened violation of an ordinance the county adopts under this subchapter. Acts...
• Texas Section 368.018 - Criminal Penalty
  (a) If a county ordinance adopted under this subchapter defines an offense for a violation of the ordinance, the offense is a Class C misdemeanor....

Last modified: September 28, 2016