Cameron County adopts no separate pool-safety code. Public pools follow state standards in 25 TAC Ch. 265. Multiunit-pool gates must be self-closing, self-latching, and open outward under Health & Safety Code Sec. 757.004.
There is no county-specific swimming-pool safety ordinance in unincorporated Cameron County. Public and semi-public pools must meet the state's detailed standards in 25 TAC Chapter 265 (barriers, drains, water quality, signage) enforced through the Department of State Health Services. For multiunit rental complexes and HOA pools, the Pool Yard Enclosures statute (Health & Safety Code Ch. 757) governs the enclosure and gate: gates must be self-closing and self-latching, lockable, and open outward away from the pool yard. Private backyard pools inside a city follow that city's IRC barrier and gate provisions.
Public-pool safety violations draw DSHS enforcement under 25 TAC 265. Non-conforming multiunit enclosures/gates expose the owner to civil liability. No unincorporated county-level pool-safety fine exists.
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