By: Carona S.B. No. 186
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the abatement of mosquitoes in stagnant water located
  on certain uninhabited residential property.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 341, Health and Safety
  Code, is amended by adding Section 341.019 to read as follows:
         Sec. 341.019.  MOSQUITO CONTROL ON UNINHABITED RESIDENTIAL
  PROPERTY. (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality,
  county, or other local health authority may abate, without notice,
  a public health nuisance under Section 341.011(7) that:
               (1)  is located on residential property that is
  reasonably presumed to be abandoned or that is uninhabited due to
  foreclosure; and
               (2)  is an immediate danger to the health, life, or
  safety of any person.
         (b)  A public official, agent, or employee charged with the
  enforcement of health, environmental, or safety laws may enter the
  premises described by Subsection (a) at a reasonable time to
  inspect, investigate, or abate the nuisance.
         (c)  In this section, abatement is limited to the treatment
  with a mosquito larvicide of stagnant water in which mosquitoes are
  breeding.
         (d)  The public official, agent, or employee shall post on
  the front door of the residence a notice stating:
               (1)  the identity of the treating authority;
               (2)  the purpose and date of the treatment;
               (3)  a description of the areas of the property treated
  with larvicide;
               (4)  the type of larvicide used; and
               (5)  any known risks of the larvicide to humans or
  animals.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2013.