Texas Health And Safety Code Title 9, Chapter 756 - Miscellaneous Hazardous Conditions
SUBCHAPTER A COVERING WELLS, CISTERNS, AND HOLES
- Texas Section 756.001 - Covering Large Well Or Cistern; Criminal Penalty
(a) The owner or operator of a well or cistern that is at least 10 feet deep and not less than 10 inches nor more...
SUBCHAPTER B REFRIGERATORS AND OTHER CONTAINERS
- Texas Section 756.002 - Covering Or Plugging Small Well Or Hole; Criminal Penalty
(a) A person who drills, digs, or otherwise creates or causes to be drilled, dug, or otherwise created a well or hole that is at...
- Texas Section 756.011 - Types Of Refrigerators And Containers Covered
This subchapter applies only to a refrigerator, ice box, or other airtight or semi-airtight container that has: (1) a capacity of at least 1-1/2 cubic...
- Texas Section 756.012 - Leaving Refrigerator Or Container Accessible To Children
(a) A person may not place a container described by Section 756.011 outside of a structure or in a warehouse, storage room, or unoccupied or...
SUBCHAPTER C TRENCH SAFETY
- Texas Section 756.013 - Criminal Penalty
(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 756.012. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine...
- Texas Section 756.021 - Definition
In this subchapter, "trench" has the meaning assigned by the standards adopted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg.,...
- Texas Section 756.022 - Trench Excavation In State
(a) The bid documents, if bids are used, and the contract for a construction project in this state on which a contractor is employed and...
SUBCHAPTER D OUTDOOR SHOOTING RANGES
- Texas Section 756.023 - Trench Excavation For Political Subdivision
(a) On a project for a political subdivision of the state in which trench excavation will exceed a depth of five feet, the bid documents...
- Texas Section 756.041 - Definition
In this subchapter, "outdoor shooting range" means an outdoor shooting range, outdoor firing range, or other open property on which persons may fire a weapon...
- Texas Section 756.0411 - Applicability
This subchapter applies only to an outdoor shooting range located in a county with a population of more than 150,000. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd...
- Texas Section 756.042 - Construction Standards
The owner of an outdoor shooting range shall construct and maintain the range according to standards that are at least as stringent as the standards...
- Texas Section 756.043 - Civil Penalty
(a) The owner of an outdoor shooting range who fails to comply with Section 756.042 is liable within 60 days after a finding of noncompliance...
- Texas Section 756.044 - Criminal Penalties
(a) The owner of an outdoor shooting range commits an offense if the owner intentionally or recklessly fails to comply with Section 756.042 and that...
SUBCHAPTER E PUBLICLY FUNDED PLAYGROUNDS
- Texas Section 756.045 - Insurance Required
(a) The owner of an outdoor shooting range shall purchase and maintain an insurance policy that provides coverage of at least $500,000 for bodily injuries...
SUBCHAPTER F SECURITY BARS
- Texas Section 756.061 - Compliance With Safety Standards
(a) Notwithstanding any other rule or statute, and except as provided by Subsection (b), on or after September 1, 2009, public funds may not be...
- Texas Section 756.081 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Bedroom" means an area of a dwelling intended as sleeping quarters. (2) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1,...
- Texas Section 756.082 - Security Bars On Residential Dwelling
A person may not install security bars on a door or window of a bedroom in a residential dwelling unless: (1) the security bars on...
- Texas Section 756.083 - Labeling Requirement
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not sell security bars or offer security bars for sale in this state unless the...
SUBCHAPTER G MUNICIPAL LANDSCAPING SERVICES
- Texas Section 756.084 - Recommended Release Mechanism
(a) The state fire marshal or a testing laboratory under conditions and procedures approved by the state fire marshal may recommend an interior release mechanism...
- Texas Section 756.101 - Authorization
To protect the public health, safety, or welfare, a municipality may provide landscaping services, including tree-trimming, tree disposal, remediation, cleanup, and recycling services, to any...
- Texas Section 756.102 - Findings Required
The written findings must: (1) identify the problem requiring the need for providing municipal landscaping services; (2) identify the public health, safety, or welfare concern;...
SUBCHAPTER H CONSTRUCTION AFFECTING PIPELINE EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY
- Texas Section 756.103 - Exception
The limitations and requirements of this subchapter do not apply to a municipality in times of emergency, catastrophe, or other calamity. Added by Acts 2003,...
- Texas Section 756.121 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Construction" means a building, structure, driveway, roadway, or other construction any part of which is physically located on, across, over, or...
- Texas Section 756.122 - Applicability
(a) This subchapter applies to a construction or the repair, replacement, or maintenance of a construction unless there is a written agreement, including a Texas...
- Texas Section 756.123 - Prohibition Of Construction Without Notice
A person may not build, repair, replace, or maintain a construction on, across, over, or under the easement or right-of-way for a pipeline facility unless...
- Texas Section 756.124 - Civil Liability
A constuctor who violates this subchapter is liable to the owner or operator of a pipeline facility for damages to the facility proximately caused by...
- Texas Section 756.125 - Injunctive Relief
(a) A suit for injunctive relief to prevent or abate the violation of this subchapter may be brought by the county attorney for the county...
- Texas Section 756.126 - Safety Standards And Best Practices
The Railroad Commission of Texas shall adopt and enforce safety standards and best practices, including those described by 49 U.S.C. Section 6105 et seq., relating...
Last modified: September 28, 2016