Texas Plumbing Licensing Law

Texas Code · 7 sections

The following is the full text of Texas’s plumbing licensing law statutes as published in the Texas Code. For the official version, see the Texas Legislature.

Tex. TX WA Code § WA.49.238.

Sec. 49.238. IRRIGATION SYSTEMS. (a) A district may adopt and enforce rules that require an installer of an irrigation system: (1) to hold a license issued under Section 1903.251, Occupations Code; and (2) to obtain a permit before installing a system within the boundaries of the district. (b) If a district adopts rules under Subsection (a), the rules shall include minimum standards and specifications for designing, installing, and operating irrigation systems in accordance with Section 1903.053, Occupations Code, and any rules adopted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under that section. (c) A district may employ or contract with a licensed plumbing inspector, a licensed irrigation inspector, the district's operator, or another governmental entity to enforce the rules. (d) A district may charge an installer of an irrigation system a fee for obtaining or renewing a permit under Subsection (a)(2). The district shall set the fee in an amount sufficient to enable the district to recover the cost of administering this section. (e) This section does not apply to: (1) an on-site sewage disposal system, as defined by Section 366.002, Health and Safety Code; or (2) an irrigation system: (A) used on or by an agricultural operation as defined by Section 251.002, Agriculture Code; or (B) connected to a groundwater well used by the property owner for domestic use.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 874 (H.B. 1656), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2007.

Tex. TX WA Code § WA.51.122.

Sec. 51.122. ADOPTING RULES AND REGULATIONS. A district may adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations to: (1) secure and maintain safe, sanitary, and adequate plumbing installations, connections, and appurtenances as subsidiary parts of the district's sanitary sewer system; (2) preserve the sanitary condition of all water controlled by the district; (3) prevent waste or the unauthorized use of water controlled by the district; (4) regulate privileges on any land or any easement owned or controlled by the district; or (5) provide and regulate a safe and adequate freshwater distribution system.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1423, Sec. 26, eff. June 17, 2001.

Tex. TX WA Code § WA.51.127.

Sec. 51.127. ADOPTING RULES AND REGULATIONS. A district may adopt and make known reasonable regulations to: (1) secure and maintain safe, sanitary, and adequate plumbing installations, connections, and appurtenances as subsidiary parts of sanitary sewer systems; (2) preserve the sanitary condition of all water controlled by the district; (3) prevent waste or the unauthorized use of water; and (4) regulate residence, hunting, fishing, boating, and camping, and all recreational and business privileges on any body or stream of water, or any body of land, or any easement owned or controlled by the district.

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.

Tex. TX WA Code § WA.53.122.

Sec. 53.122. REGULATING SANITARY CONDITIONS INSIDE THE DISTRICT. (a) A district may regulate the installation, maintenance, and operation of plumbing fixtures and facilities inside the district for the purpose of: (1) maintaining safe and sanitary conditions; and (2) protecting the lives, health, and welfare of the people in the district. (b) The board may set a reasonable penalty for violating any rule authorized by Subsection (a) of this section, within these limits: (1) a fine of not more than $200; (2) confinement in the county jail for not more than 30 days; or (3) both the fine and the jail sentence. (c) The penalty set by the supervisors is in addition to other penalties provided by law. A court of proper jurisdiction in the county where the district's principal office is located may enforce the penalties. (d) A penalty for the violation of a rule is not valid unless a brief, substantial statement of the rule and the penalty is published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the district is located. A penalty takes effect seven days after the second publication. (e) The courts shall take judicial notice of the rules made by a district under this section.

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 411, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.

Tex. TX WA Code § WA.54.205.

Sec. 54.205. ADOPTING RULES AND REGULATIONS. A district may adopt and enforce reasonable rules and regulations to: (1) secure and maintain safe, sanitary, and adequate plumbing installations, connections, and appurtenances as subsidiary parts of its sanitary sewer system; (2) preserve the sanitary condition of all water controlled by the district; (3) prevent waste or the unauthorized use of water controlled by the district; (4) regulate privileges on any land or any easement owned or controlled by the district; and (5) provide and regulate a safe and adequate freshwater distribution system.

Added by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 787, ch. 84, Sec. 1. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3150, ch. 828, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1981.

Tex. TX WA Code § WA.54.2052.

Sec. 54.2052. PLUMBING CODE. Notwithstanding any other law, a district is not required to adopt a plumbing code. A district may adopt and enforce one or more plumbing codes meeting the standards and requirements of the rules and laws of this state and may amend any code adopted to conform to local concerns if the amendment does not substantially vary from rules or laws of this state. If a municipal regulation conflicts with a district regulation, the municipal regulation prevails.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 248, Sec. 28, eff. June 18, 2003.

Tex. TX WA Code § WA.65.205.

Sec. 65.205. ADOPTING RULES. A district may adopt and enforce reasonable rules to: (1) secure and maintain safe, sanitary, and adequate plumbing installations, connections, and appurtenances as subsidiary parts of its sanitary sewer system; (2) preserve the purity and the sanitary condition of all water controlled by the district; (3) prevent waste or the unauthorized use of water controlled by the district; (4) regulate privileges on any land or easement owned or controlled by the district; (5) provide and regulate a safe and adequate freshwater distribution system; and (6) ensure adequate safeguards in the performance of the district's fire-fighting activities.

Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1983. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 447, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 15, 1985.

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