Sec. 1951.051. INDIVIDUAL PERFORMING PEST CONTROL WORK ON OWN OR EMPLOYER'S PREMISES  


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  • (a) An individual who does not hold a license under this chapter may use insecticides, pesticides, rodenticides, fumigants, or allied chemicals or substances or mechanical devices designed to prevent, control, or eliminate pest infestations unless:

    (1) that use is prohibited by state law or rule;

    (2) that use is prohibited by rule of the United States Environmental Protection Agency; or

    (3) the substance used is labeled as a restricted-use pesticide or a state-limited-use pesticide.

    (b) An individual may act under Subsection (a) only on premises:

    (1) owned by the individual;

    (2) in which the individual owns a partnership or joint venture interest; or

    (3) of a person who employs the individual primarily to perform services other than pest control.

    (c) Subsection (b)(3) does not apply to:

    (1) an apartment building;

    (2) a day-care center;

    (3) a hospital;

    (4) a nursing home;

    (5) a hotel, motel, or lodge;

    (6) a warehouse;

    (7) a food-processing establishment;

    (8) a facility owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state, except as provided by Section 1951.303(b)(1); or

    (9) a school.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.