LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY
SUBTITLE C. PUBLIC SAFETY PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 364. ENFORCEMENT OF PUBLIC CAMPING BANS
Sec. 364.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Local entity" means:
(A) the governing body of a municipality or county;
(B) an officer or employee of or a division, department, or other body that is part of a municipality or county, including a sheriff, municipal police department, municipal attorney, or county attorney; and
(C) a district attorney or criminal district attorney.
(2) "Policy" includes a formal, written rule, ordinance, order, or policy and an informal, unwritten policy.
(3) "Public camping ban" means a law, rule, ordinance, order, or other regulation that prohibits camping in a public place, including Section 48.05, Penal Code.
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 677 (H.B. 1925), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.