1. (a) In a home-rule municipality, an environmental health officer may be appointed to enforce this chapter.
2. (b) The environmental health officer must be a registered professional engineer. The officer must file a copy of the officer's oath and appointment with the department.

3. (c) The environmental health officer shall assist the department in enforcing this chapter and is subject to:

   1. (1) the authority of the department; and
   2. (2) removal from office in the same manner as a municipal health authority.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 597, Sec. 76, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 742, Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 1997.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0867, eff. April 2, 2015.