Texas Health And Safety Code Title 9, Chapter 751 - Mass Gatherings

• Texas Section 751.001 - Short Title
  This chapter may be cited as the Texas Mass Gatherings Act. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
• Texas Section 751.002 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Mass gathering" means a gathering: (A) that is held outside the limits of a municipality; (B) that attracts or is expected...
• Texas Section 751.0021 - Applicability To Certain Horse And Greyhound Races
  (a) This chapter applies to a horse or greyhound race that attracts or is expected to attract at least 100 persons, except that this chapter...
• Texas Section 751.003 - Permit Requirement
  A person may not promote a mass gathering without a permit issued under this chapter. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept....
• Texas Section 751.004 - Application Procedure
  (a) At least 45 days before the date on which a mass gathering will be held, the promoter shall file a permit application with the...
• Texas Section 751.005 - Investigation
  (a) After a permit application is filed with the county judge, the county judge shall send a copy of the application to the county health...
• Texas Section 751.0055 - Delegation Of Duties Of County Judge
  (a) The county judge of a county may file an order with the commissioners court of the county delegating to another county officer the duty...
• Texas Section 751.006 - Hearing
  (a) Not later than the 10th day before the date on which a mass gathering will begin, the county judge shall hold a hearing on...
• Texas Section 751.007 - Findings And Decision Of County Judge
  (a) After the completion of the hearing prescribed by Section 751.006, the county judge shall enter his findings in the record and shall either grant...
• Texas Section 751.008 - Permit Revocation
  (a) The county judge may revoke a permit issued under this chapter if the county judge finds that preparations for the mass gathering will not...
• Texas Section 751.009 - Appeal
  A promoter or a person affected by the granting, denying, or revoking of a permit may appeal that action to a district court having jurisdiction...
• Texas Section 751.010 - Rules
  (a) After notice and a public hearing, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt rules relating to minimum standards of...
• Texas Section 751.011 - Criminal Penalty
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 751.003. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine...
• Texas Section 751.012 - Inspections
  (a) The county health authority may inspect a mass gathering during the mass gathering to ensure that the minimum standards of health and sanitation prescribed...
• Texas Section 751.013 - Inspection Fees
  (a) A commissioners court may establish and collect a fee for an inspection performed under Section 751.012. The fee may not exceed the amount necessary...

Last modified: September 28, 2016