ELM FORK.

Dallas City Code ch. 32, art. V

in effect

Dallas City Code § 32-55 POLLUTING WATERS.

SEC. 32-55. POLLUTING WATERS. It shall be unlawful for any person to pollute any of the waters of Elm Fork impounded by reason of the dams maintained by the city, viz., Carrollton, California, Elm Fork and Grape Vine Dams. It shall be unlawful for any person to use in any manner such water or create a condition that may likely pollute the waters or so as to cause the waters to become unwholesome for domestic use by the inhabitants of the city or so as to affect the health or life of the inhabitants of the city. (Code 1941, Art. 157-1)

Dallas City Code § 32-56 CREATING FILTH.

SEC. 32-56. CREATING FILTH. It shall be unlawful to cause in any manner any filth to be created in or about the waters of Elm Fork, or to do any act in or about the waters or along the banks of the waters or on the watersheds of the waters that is likely to pollute the waters or render them unwholesome for domestic use or that is likely to affect the water so as to endanger the lives and health of the inhabitants of the city. (Code 1941, Art. 157-2)

Dallas City Code § 32-57 ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED BY TWO PRECEDING SECTIONS DEEMED NUISANCES.

SEC. 32-57. ACTIVITIES PROHIBITED BY TWO PRECEDING SECTIONS DEEMED NUISANCES. Any of the acts or practices set out in the two preceding sections shall be deemed to be nuisances as affecting the health and lives of the inhabitants of the city. (Code 1941, Art. 157-3)

Dallas City Code § 32-58 AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CHIEF OF POLICE.

SEC. 32-58. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND CHIEF OF POLICE. The director of public health and the chief of police are hereby authorized to exercise full police authority over the waters of Elm Fork and to enforce the terms and provisions of this article. (Code 1941, Art. 157-4)

Dallas City Code § 32-59 POWER AND AUTHORITY OF CITY; GUARDS.

SEC. 32-59. POWER AND AUTHORITY OF CITY; GUARDS. The full power and authority of the city is hereby extended over the territory and waters of Elm Fork for the purposes contemplated by this article. The city, through its department of public health and the police department and in behalf of the preservation of the public health, may order portions of the waters not to be trespassed upon by any person. It shall be deemed a trespass on the part of any person to swim, bathe or otherwise use the waters contrary to the terms of this article. The city may place guards for the purpose of guarding the waters against pollution and for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this article. (Code 1941, Art. 157-8)

Dallas City Code § 32-60 PENALTY; CIVIL ACTIONS.

SEC. 32-60. PENALTY; CIVIL ACTIONS. Any person violating any of the terms of this article is guilty of an offense. Such penalty may be enforced in any court having jurisdiction thereof against any violation of this article and may also be enforced in the municipal court. In addition to such penalty, the right shall exist, in behalf of the public health of the city, for the director of public health or the chief of police or any person whose health may be affected thereby to bring any cause of action in any competent court by way of injunction or otherwise against any person violating any of the terms of this article. (Code 1941, Art. 157-7; Ord. 19963)

Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-115327Fetched: 10/26/2026