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Senate Bill 186 |
Senate Author: Carona et al. |
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Effective: 5-10-13 |
House Sponsor: Giddings et al. |
Senate Bill 186 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize a municipality, county, or other local health authority to abate, without notice, a public health nuisance relating to a collection of water in which mosquitoes are breeding, if the nuisance is located on residential property that is reasonably presumed to be abandoned or that is uninhabited because of foreclosure and is an immediate danger to the health, life, or safety of any person. The bill authorizes a public official, agent, or employee charged with the enforcement of health, environmental, or safety laws to enter such premises at a reasonable time to inspect, investigate, or abate the nuisance and limits such abatement to the treatment with a mosquito larvicide of stagnant water in which mosquitoes are breeding. The bill requires the public official, agent, or employee to post a notice on the front door of the residence identifying certain information about the treatment.