Tex. Health and Safety Code § 260.005
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 260.005, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 260.005. PERMIT PROCEDURES; FEES; FINES.
Official statutory text
(a) A county or municipality that requires a person to obtain a boarding home facility permit as authorized by Section 260.004 may establish procedures for the submission of a boarding home facility permit application and for the issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, and revocation of the permit.
(b) A county or municipality that requires a person to obtain a boarding home facility permit as authorized under Section 260.004 may set reasonable fees for issuance of the permit, renewal of the permit, and inspections and may impose fines for noncompliance with the county or municipal boarding home facility regulations. The fees collected and fines imposed by the county or municipality must be used to administer the county or municipal permitting program or for other purposes directly related to providing boarding home facility or other assisted living services to elderly persons and persons with disabilities.
(c) A person required to obtain a boarding home facility permit from a county or municipality as authorized under Section 260.004 shall pay any fees required or fines imposed by the county or municipality.
(b) A county or municipality that requires a person to obtain a boarding home facility permit as authorized under Section 260.004 may set reasonable fees for issuance of the permit, renewal of the permit, and inspections and may impose fines for noncompliance with the county or municipal boarding home facility regulations. The fees collected and fines imposed by the county or municipality must be used to administer the county or municipal permitting program or for other purposes directly related to providing boarding home facility or other assisted living services to elderly persons and persons with disabilities.
(c) A person required to obtain a boarding home facility permit from a county or municipality as authorized under Section 260.004 shall pay any fees required or fines imposed by the county or municipality.
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