VENEREAL DISEASES

San Antonio City Code ch. 15, art. II, div. 2

in effect

San Antonio City Code § 15-41 Duty of person to report.

Sec. 15-41. - Duty of person to report. Every person within the city who shall be afflicted with any venereal disease shall immediately report such fact to the director of public health, and place himself under the care of some competent physician, or person authorized to prescribe or treat such disease, or if unable to procure the proper treatment for such disease shall report this fact to the director of public health. (Code 1950, § 14-13; Code 1959, § 18-18)

San Antonio City Code § 15-42 Duty of parent or guardian of minor to report.

Sec. 15-42. - Duty of parent or guardian of minor to report. If any minor living with his parent or guardian in the city shall be afflicted with any venereal disease, such parent or guardian shall, immediately upon discovering the existence of such disease, make report thereof to the director of public health as required of all other diseased persons under section 15-41. (Code 1950, § 14-14; Code 1959, § 18-19)

San Antonio City Code § 15-43 Who may prescribe treatment.

Sec. 15-43. - Who may prescribe treatment. No druggist nor any other person, except a legalized practitioner of medicine, shall be permitted to prescribe, sell or give any remedy, proprietary, patent or other medicine, for the treatment of venereal diseases. (Code 1950, § 14-15; Code 1959, § 18-20)

San Antonio City Code § 15-44 Venereal clinic.

Sec. 15-44. - Venereal clinic. There is hereby established and provided a suitable clinic, as determined by the director of public health, as a place for the detention and custody of persons who may be subject to quarantine for venereal disease, and who should be segregated for the provisions of the law made and provided in this particular. (Code 1950, § 14-16; Code 1959, § 18-21)

Source: City of San Antonio, City Code, City Charter and Unified Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/san_antonio/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICO_CH15HE_ARTIICODI_DIV2VEDIFetched: 10/27/2026