Texas § 361.032 INSPECTIONS; RIGHT OF ENTRY.

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§ 361.032 — INSPECTIONS; RIGHT OF ENTRY.

Texas § 361.032

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Bluebook

Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 361.032 (2026).

Text

Sec. 361.032. INSPECTIONS; RIGHT OF ENTRY.

(a)The commission may inspect and approve solid waste facilities used or proposed to be used to store, process, or dispose of solid waste.

(b)Agents or employees of the commission or local governments have the right to enter at any reasonable time public or private property in the governmental entity's jurisdiction, including a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction, to inspect and investigate conditions concerning solid waste management and control.

(c)Agents or employees of the commission or commission contractors have the right to enter at any reasonable time public or private property to investigate or monitor the release or threatened release of a hazardous substance.

(d)Agents or employees of the commission or commission contractor

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Sec. 361.032. INSPECTIONS; RIGHT OF ENTRY. (a) The commission may inspect and approve solid waste facilities used or proposed to be used to store, process, or dispose of solid waste.
(b) Agents or employees of the commission or local governments have the right to enter at any reasonable time public or private property in the governmental entity's jurisdiction, including a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction, to inspect and investigate conditions concerning solid waste management and control.
(c) Agents or employees of the commission or commission contractors have the right to enter at any reasonable time public or private property to investigate or monitor the release or threatened release of a hazardous substance.
(d) Agents or employees of the commission or commission contractors may not enter private property with management in residence without notifying the management, or the person in charge at the time, of their presence and presenting proper credentials.
(e) Agents or employees of the commission or commission contractors acting under this section shall observe the establishment's rules on safety, internal security, and fire protection.

Legislative History

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.35, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 883, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.