Public Health Rules in Fort Worth, TX (2026)
3 verified public health rules for Fort Worth, Texas, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Fort Worth Code Ch. 10 (Minimum Urban Rehabilitation Standards) requires property owners to maintain structures free from rodent and insect infestation. TX Property Code Sec. 92.052-92.056 requires landlords to address pest infestations affecting habitability after written tenant notice. TX Occupations Code Ch. 1951 requires commercial pest applicators to be licensed by TDLR.
Fort Worth Pest Control & Property Maintenance Standards
Light RestrictionsTex. Occupations Code Sec. 1951.301(b)-(d)
Sec. 1951.301. STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL BUSINESS LICENSE REQUIRED. ... (b) A person may not engage in the business of structural pest control unless the person: (1) meets the standards set by the department under this chapter; and (2) holds a structural pest control business license issued under this chapter. (c) A structural pest control business license entitles a person and the person's emplo...
Syringe Disposal
Fort Worth follows Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 728 and Tarrant County Public Health guidance for safe sharps disposal. Used syringes must go in approved sharps containers, never loose in household trash or recycling bins.
Syringe Disposal Rules: State Sharps Law Controls
Light RestrictionsTex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 481.125
Sec. 481.125. OFFENSE: POSSESSION OR DELIVERY OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. (a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally uses or possesses with intent to use drug paraphernalia to plant, propagate, cultivate, grow, harvest, manufacture, compound, convert, produce, process, prepare, test, analyze, pack, repack, store, contain, or conceal a controlled substance in violati...
Food Handler Certification
Texas Food Handler Education Act requires anyone who handles unpackaged food to complete an accredited food handler training course within sixty days of hire. Fort Worth restaurants must keep certificates on file for inspection by Consumer Health.
Food Handler Certification Required for Workers
Light RestrictionsTex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 438.041-.042
Sec. 438.041. DEFINITION. In this subchapter: ... (2) "Food handler" means a food service employee who works with unpackaged food, food equipment or utensils, or food-contact surfaces. Sec. 438.042. DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER.
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