Tex. Health & Safety Code § 341.047 · Subchapter C. SANITARY STANDARDS OF DRINKING WATER; PROTECTION OF PUBLIC WATER SUPPLIES AND BODIES OF WATER

CRIMINAL PENALTY.

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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) violates a provision of Section 341.031;

(2) violates a provision of Section 341.032(a) or (b);

(3) violates a provision of Section 341.033(a)-(f);

(4) constructs a drinking water supply system without submitting completed plans and specifications as required by Section 341.035(c);

(5) begins construction of a drinking water supply system without the commission's approval as required by Section 341.035(a);

(6) violates a provision of Section 341.0351 or 341.0352;

(7) fails to remove a sign as required by Section 341.0354; or

(8) violates a provision of Section 341.036.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) If it is shown on a trial of the defendant that the defendant has been convicted of an offense under Subsection (a) within a year before the date on which the offense being tried occurred, the subsequent offense under Subsection (a) is a Class B misdemeanor.

(d) Each day of a continuing violation is a separate offense.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 353, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 6.21, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

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Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.341.htm
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