Tex. Local Government Code § 215.003
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 215.003, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 215.003. RENDERING PLANTS.
Official statutory text
To protect residents of a municipality from health hazards related to unsanitary conditions that may exist in connection with rendering plants, the municipality by ordinance may regulate the equipment and manner of operation of rendering plants located within the limits of the municipality or within one mile of the limits.
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