# Tex. Local Government Code § 235.004: PERMIT REQUIRED; EXCEPTION

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C235_S235.004

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Local Government Code § 235.004
- **Heading:** PERMIT REQUIRED; EXCEPTION
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 235 / Section 235.004

## Text

(a) In a county in which the county fire marshal regulates explosives under this subchapter, a person, including a common, contract, or private carrier, may not produce, distribute, transport, transfer, use, or possess an explosive without a permit issued in accordance with this subchapter.

(b) A person who is employed by and acts under the personal supervision of a blaster having a permit issued in accordance with this subchapter may, without a permit, load, unload, detonate, or otherwise effect the explosion of an explosive under the personal supervision of the blaster.

(c) Common carrier railroads subject to the provisions of the Federal Railway Safety Act of 1970, as amended, shall not be subject to the provisions of this subchapter.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Local Government Code § 235.001 § 235.001. APPLICABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C235_S235.001.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 235.002 § 235.002. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C235_S235.002.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 235.003 § 235.003. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE; ADOPTION OF RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C235_S235.003.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 235.004 § 235.004. PERMIT REQUIRED; EXCEPTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C235_S235.004.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 235.005 § 235.005. PERMIT FEES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C235_S235.005.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 235.006 § 235.006. CRIMINAL PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C235_S235.006.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 235.020 § 235.020. DEFINITION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C235_S235.020.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 235.021 § 235.021. SUBDIVISIONS COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C235_S235.021.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 235.022 § 235.022. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C235_S235.022.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 235.023 § 235.023. PROHIBITED REGULATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C235_S235.023.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 235.024 § 235.024. INJUNCTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C235_S235.024.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 235.025 § 235.025. CRIMINAL PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C235_S235.025.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 235.041 § 235.041. SUBDIVISIONS COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C235_S235.041.md)
- [Tex. Local Government Code § 235.042 § 235.042. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Clg_C235_S235.042.md)

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