North Richland Hills, TX Building Safety: Pest Control (2026)

Professional pest control in NRH is governed by Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1951 and regulated by the Texas Department of Agriculture Structural Pest Control Service. Commercial pest control operators must be licensed, apply pesticides according to EPA and state label requirements, maintain records of applications, and in certain categories provide written disclosures to residential customers about products used and their active ingredients. Termite treatments (preconstruction and post-construction) have specific rules about bait station placement, barrier treatments, inspection schedules, and customer contract disclosures under TDA rules. Homeowners may treat their own property without a license but must follow pesticide labels. The NRH property maintenance code requires owners and occupants to keep premises free of infestation by rats, mice, roaches, bed bugs, and other vermin, and to use licensed pest control when infestations occur. In rental properties under Texas Property Code Chapter 92, landlords are generally responsible for infestations existing before the tenancy and for sharing responsibility during the tenancy depending on source. Bed bug disclosures have become common in multifamily. Complaints about tainted bait or damaging treatments go to TDA; complaints about pervasive infestations in NRH rentals go to NRH Code Compliance.