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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
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Subtitle B. SOLID WASTE, TOXIC CHEMICALS, SEWAGE, LITTER, AND WATER |
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Chapter 368. COUNTY REGULATION OF TRANSPORTATION OF WASTE |
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Subchapter B. REGULATION AND LICENSING OF WASTE HAULERS |
Sec. 368.012. COUNTY LICENSING AND REGULATION
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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) require a waste hauler who transports waste in unincorporated areas of the county to be licensed by the county;
(2) establish requirements for obtaining and renewing a waste hauler license;
(3) impose a license issuance or renewal fee in an amount that generates annually the approximate amount of revenue needed to fund the licensing program for a year;
(4) establish standards governing the transportation of waste in unincorporated areas of the county;
(5) establish grounds for suspending or revoking a waste hauler license; and
(6) prescribe any other provisions necessary to administer the licensing program.