Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 341.032 - Drinking Water Provided By Common Carrier(a) Drinking water provided by a common carrier or the common carrier's agent shall be taken only from supplies certified as meeting the standards established by the commission. The drinking water shall be kept and dispensed in a sanitary manner.(b) A watering point must meet the standards of sanitation and water-handling practices established for those purposes by the commission. The commission shall certify each watering point that meets those standards.(c) If a sanitary defect exists at the watering point, the commission shall issue a supplemental certification showing that the watering point is only provisionally approved. If a sanitary defect continues after the expiration of a reasonable time provided to correct the defect, the commission shall notify the common carrier not to receive drinking water at the watering point involved.(d) In this section: (1) "Common carrier" means a licensed firm, corporation, or establishment that solicits and operates public freight or passenger transportation service, including a vehicle employed in that transportation service.(2) "Watering point" means a place where drinking water is placed aboard a vehicle operated as a common carrier.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.032
Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 11.12, eff. 9/1/1995. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.