Sec. 368.012.  COUNTY LICENSING AND REGULATION.  To protect the public health, safety, or welfare, the commissioners court of a county with a population of less than 375,000 may by ordinance:
(1)  require a waste hauler who transports waste in unincorporated areas of the county to be licensed by the county;
(2)  establish requirements for obtaining and renewing a waste hauler license;
(3)  impose a license issuance or renewal fee in an amount that generates annually the approximate amount of revenue needed to fund the licensing program for a year;
(4)  establish standards governing the transportation of waste in unincorporated areas of the county;
(5)  establish grounds for suspending or revoking a waste hauler license;  and
(6)  prescribe any other provisions necessary to administer the licensing program.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 426, Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 1997.