Section 81.065 - Right of Entry(a) For an investigation or inspection, the commissioner, an employee of the department, or a health authority has the right of entry on land or in a building, vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft and the right of access to an individual, animal, or object that is in isolation, detention, restriction, or quarantine instituted by the commissioner, an employee of the department, or a health authority or instituted voluntarily on instructions of a private physician.(b) Evidence gathered during an entry by the commissioner, department, or health authority under this section may not be used in a criminal proceeding other than a proceeding to assess a criminal penalty under this chapter.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.065
Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.175, eff. 9/1/2003. Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.