# 25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.9: 25 TAC § 97.9. Quarantine of Specific Premises and Application of Control Measures to Private and Common Carriers

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## Section

- **Citation:** 25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.9
- **Heading:** 25 TAC § 97.9. Quarantine of Specific Premises and Application of Control Measures to Private and Common Carriers
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 25 HEALTH SERVICES / Part 1 DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES / Chapter 97 COMMUNICABLE DISEASES / 25 TAC § 97.9

## Text

(a) A health authority may declare a house, building, apartment, room, or place within the health authority's jurisdiction to be a place of quarantine whenever a case of communicable disease occurs therein, and, in the health authority's opinion, it is necessary to do so in order to protect the public health. No person shall leave or enter the place during the period of quarantine except with specific permission of the health authority.
(b) The department or health authority may investigate and apply control measures to private and common carriers and private conveyances as authorized in Disease Prevention and Control Act (Act), Health and Safety Code, §81.086, when they have reasonable cause to believe that:
(1) it has departed from or traveled through an area infected or contaminated with a communicable disease;
(2) it is or may be infected or contaminated with a communicable disease;
(3) an individual on board has been exposed to or is the carrier of a communicable disease; or
(4) it has cargo or an object on board that is or may be infected or contaminated with a communicable disease.

## Nearby sections

- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.1 25 TAC § 97.1. Definitions and Applicability](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C97_S97_1.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.2 25 TAC § 97.2. Who Shall Report](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C97_S97_2.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.3 25 TAC § 97.3. What Condition to Report and What Isolates to Report or Submit](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C97_S97_3.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.4 25 TAC § 97.4. When and How to Report a Condition or Isolate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C97_S97_4.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.5 25 TAC § 97.5. Where To Report a Condition or Isolate; Where To Submit an Isolate](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C97_S97_5.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.6 25 TAC § 97.6. Reporting and Other Duties of Local Health Authorities and Regional Directors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C97_S97_6.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.7 25 TAC § 97.7. Diseases Requiring Exclusion from Schools](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C97_S97_7.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.8 25 TAC § 97.8. General Control Measures for Notifiable Conditions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C97_S97_8.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.9 25 TAC § 97.9. Quarantine of Specific Premises and Application of Control Measures to Private and Common Carriers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C97_S97_9.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.10 25 TAC § 97.10. Confidential Nature of Case Reporting and Records](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C97_S97_10.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.11 25 TAC § 97.11. Notification of Emergency Response Employees, Volunteers, or Other Persons Providing Emergency Care of Possible Exposure to a Disease](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C97_S97_11.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.12 25 TAC § 97.12. Mandatory Testing of Persons Suspected of Exposing Certain Other Persons to Notifiable Conditions and Workers' Compensation Issues Relevant to Postexposure Management of Emergency Response Employees or Volunteers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C97_S97_12.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 97.13 25 TAC § 97.13. Death of a Person with Certain Communicable Diseases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C97_S97_13.md)

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