# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.018: PROHIBITED ORDINANCE AND RULE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C485_S485.018

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.018
- **Heading:** PROHIBITED ORDINANCE AND RULE
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 485 / Section 485.018

## Text

(a) A political subdivision or an agency of this state may not enact an ordinance or rule that requires a business establishment to display an abusable volatile chemical, other than aerosol paint, in a manner that makes the chemical accessible to patrons of the business only with the assistance of personnel of the business.

(b) This section does not apply to an ordinance or rule that was enacted before September 1, 1989.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.001 § 485.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C485_S485.001.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.002 § 485.002. RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C485_S485.002.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.011 § 485.011. PERMIT REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C485_S485.011.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.012 § 485.012. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF PERMIT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C485_S485.012.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.013 § 485.013. FEE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C485_S485.013.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.014 § 485.014. PERMIT AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C485_S485.014.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.015 § 485.015. REFUSAL TO ISSUE OR RENEW PERMIT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C485_S485.015.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.016 § 485.016. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS; EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C485_S485.016.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.017 § 485.017. SIGNS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C485_S485.017.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.018 § 485.018. PROHIBITED ORDINANCE AND RULE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C485_S485.018.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.019 § 485.019. RESTRICTION OF ACCESS TO AEROSOL PAINT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C485_S485.019.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.031 § 485.031. POSSESSION AND USE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C485_S485.031.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.032 § 485.032. DELIVERY TO A MINOR.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C485_S485.032.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.033 § 485.033. INHALANT PARAPHERNALIA.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C485_S485.033.md)

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