Individual Performing Pest Control Work On Own Or Employer'S Premises

Sec. 1951.051. INDIVIDUAL PERFORMING PEST CONTROL WORK ON OWN OR EMPLOYER'S PREMISES. (a) An individual who does not hold a license under this chapter may use insecticides, pesticides, rodenticides, fumigants, or allied chemicals or substances or mechanical devices designed to prevent, control, or eliminate pest infestations unless: (1) that use is prohibited by state law or rule; (2) that use is prohibited by rule of the United States Environmental Protection Agency; or (3) the substance used is labeled as a restricted-use pesticide or a state-limited-use pesticide. (b) An individual may act under Subsection (a) only on premises: (1) owned by the individual; (2) in which the individual owns a partnership or joint venture interest; or (3) of a person who employs the individual primarily to perform services other than pest control. (c) Subsection (b)(3) does not apply to: (1) an apartment building; (2) a day-care center; (3) a hospital; (4) a nursing home; (5) a hotel, motel, or lodge; (6) a warehouse; (7) a food-processing establishment; (8) a facility owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state, except as provided by Section 1951.303(b)(1); or (9) a school. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.