Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
Subtitle B. SOLID WASTE, TOXIC CHEMICALS, SEWAGE, LITTER, AND WATER |
Chapter 371. USED OIL COLLECTION, MANAGEMENT, AND RECYCLING |
Subchapter E. FILTER STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, OR PROCESSING |
Sec. 371.103. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
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(a) A person may not store, process, or dispose of a used oil filter in a manner that results in the discharge of oil into soil or water.
(b) A person may not knowingly place on land a used oil filter that contains oil unless the used oil filter is in a container.
(c) A bulk filter container used to store used oil filters:
(1) must not leak; and
(2) must be securely closed, waterproof, and in good condition.
(d) A used oil filter may not be intentionally or knowingly placed in or accepted for disposal in a landfill permitted by the commission.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 366, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.