Texas Local Government Code Title 7, Chapter 240 - Miscellaneous Regulatory Authority Of Counties

SUBCHAPTER A REGULATION OF KEEPING OF WILD ANIMALS

• Texas Section 240.001 - Definition
  In this subchapter, "wild animal" means a nondomestic animal that the commissioners court of a county determines is dangerous and is in need of control...
• Texas Section 240.002 - Regulation
  (a) The commissioners court of a county by order may prohibit or regulate the keeping of a wild animal in the county. (b) The order...
• Texas Section 240.003 - Offense
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates an order adopted under this subchapter and the order defines the violation as an offense....

SUBCHAPTER B OUTDOOR LIGHTING NEAR

• Texas Section 240.004 - Injunction
  The county attorney or an attorney representing the county may file an action in a district court to enjoin a violation or threatened violation of...
• Texas Section 240.031 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Major astronomical observatory" means a facility that is established to conduct scientific observations of astronomical phenomena and is equipped with one...
• Texas Section 240.032 - County Regulatory Authority; Adoption Of Orders
  (a) The commissioners court of a county, any part of which is located within 57 miles of a major astronomical observatory at the McDonald Observatory,...
• Texas Section 240.0325 - Exception For Certain Outdoor Lighting
  The commissioners court may not adopt an order under Section 240.032 regulating the installation and use of outdoor lighting that is located within five miles...
• Texas Section 240.033 - Regulation Of Subdivisions
  (a) This section applies only to real estate subdivisions subject to the plat approval authority of the commissioners court of a county. (b) The commissioners...
• Texas Section 240.034 - Exemption
  This subchapter does not apply to outdoor lighting in existence or under construction on September 1, 1975. Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1,...

SUBCHAPTER C REGULATION OF WATER WELLS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES

• Texas Section 240.035 - Enforcement; Penalty
  (a) A county or district attorney may sue in the district court to enjoin a violation of this subchapter. (b) A person who violates an...
• Texas Section 240.041 - Definition
  In this subchapter, "on-site sewage disposal system" has the meaning assigned by Section 366.002, Health and Safety Code. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch....
• Texas Section 240.042 - Authority To Regulate Placement Of Water Wells
  (a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of 1.8 million or more by order may regulate the placement of private water wells...
• Texas Section 240.043 - Notice
  (a) Before rules adopted under Section 240.042 may take effect, the commissioners court of the county must publish notice of the adoption of the rules...
• Texas Section 240.044 - Fee
  The county may impose a placement review fee in the amount of not more than $50 to be paid by the person drilling the well....
• Texas Section 240.045 - Inspection
  A county health officer or an official designated by the commissioners court may inspect a proposed private water well site to ensure that it complies...
• Texas Section 240.046 - Compliance Required
  A person may not drill a private water well in a county that has chosen to regulate the placement of private water wells under this...
• Texas Section 240.047 - Offense; Penalty
  (a) A person who drills a private water well without possessing a written acknowledgment, or a copy of a written acknowledgment, under Section 240.042 by...

SUBCHAPTER E COMMUNICATION FACILITY STRUCTURES

• Texas Section 240.048 - Exceptions
  This subchapter does not apply to: (1) a private water well drilled: (A) on a parcel of land that: (i) is 10 acres or more...
• Texas Section 240.081 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Residential subdivision" means a subdivision: (A) for which a plat is recorded in the county real property records; (B) in which...
• Texas Section 240.082 - Applicability
  (a) This subchapter applies only to real property that is located in the unincorporated area of a county with a population of 1.8 million or...
• Texas Section 240.083 - Authority Of County To Regulate
  (a) Subject to the restrictions in Section 240.084, the commissioners court of a county subject to this subchapter may by order regulate the location of...
• Texas Section 240.084 - Location Of Communication Facility Structure
  The commissioners court of a county that is subject to this subchapter may by order prohibit the construction of a communication facility structure within 300...
• Texas Section 240.085 - Filing Requirements Regarding Construction
  A person proposing to construct a communication facility structure in the unincorporated area of a county subject to this subchapter shall file with the county...
• Texas Section 240.086 - Variances
  (a) A person who desires to construct or increase the height of a communication facility structure in violation of an order adopted by a county...
• Texas Section 240.087 - Offense
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates an order adopted under this subchapter and the order defines the violation as an offense....

SUBCHAPTER Z MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 240.088 - Injunction
  The county attorney or an attorney representing the county may file an action in a district court to enjoin a violation or threatened violation of...
• Texas Section 240.901 - Land Use Regulation For Flood Control In Coastal Counties
  (a) This state recognizes the personal hardships and economic distress caused by flood disasters since it has become uneconomical for the private insurance industry alone...
• Texas Section 240.902 - Closing Of Gulf Beaches
  (a) The commissioners court of a county in which a public beach is located may by order close a part of the beach for a...
• Texas Section 240.905 - Land Use Regulation For Flood Control In Trinity River Basin
  (a) The commissioners court of a county located below the dam of Lake Livingston with all or part of its area within the 100-year floodplain...
• Texas Section 240.907 - Fee For Cutting County Road
  (a) In this section, a cut of a county road means the act of excavating or cutting the surface of a county road. (b) To...
• Texas Section 240.909 - Regulation Of Tree Cutting In Certain Counties
  (a) This section applies only to a county with a population of 50,000 or less that borders the Gulf of Mexico and in which is...

Last modified: September 28, 2016