Texas Statutes
§ 1953.001 — DEFINITIONS.
Texas § 1953.001
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Code OCOccupations Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 1953.001 (2026).
Text
Sec. 1953.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1)"Commission" means the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.
(1-a) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
(2)"Executive director" means the executive director of the department.
(3)"Sanitarian" means a person trained in sanitary science to perform duties relating to education and inspections in environmental sanitation.
(4)"Sanitation" means the study, art, and technique of applying scientific knowledge to improve the human environment for the purpose of promoting public health and welfare.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 5.240, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202 ), Sec. 1.266, eff. September 1, 2017.
Nearby Sections
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§ 1953.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 1953.002
EMPLOYMENT OF SANITARIAN.§ 1953.003
EXEMPTIONS.§ 1953.051
GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.§ 1953.0512
ADVISORY BOARD.§ 1953.101
REGISTRATION REQUIRED.§ 1953.102
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.§ 1953.106
RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATE.§ 1953.151
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