Sec. 341.047. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (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.
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.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Sanitation and Environmental Quality
Chapter 341 - Minimum Standards of Sanitation and Health Protection Measures
Section 341.031. Public Drinking Water
Section 341.0315. Public Drinking Water Supply System Requirements
Section 341.0316. Desalination of Marine Seawater for Drinking Water
Section 341.032. Drinking Water Provided by Common Carrier
Section 341.033. Protection of Public Water Supplies
Section 341.035. Approved Plans Required for Public Water Supplies
Section 341.0351. Notification of System Changes
Section 341.0352. Advertised Quality of Water Supply
Section 341.0353. Drinking Water Supply Comparative Rating Information
Section 341.0354. Highway Signs for Approved System Rating
Section 341.0355. Financial Assurance for Certain Systems
Section 341.0356. Order to Stop Operations
Section 341.0358. Public Safety Standards
Section 341.03585. Fire Hydrant Flow and Pressure Standards in Certain Municipalities
Section 341.0359. Fire Hydrant Flow Standards
Section 341.036. Sanitary Defects at Public Drinking Water Supply Systems
Section 341.037. Protection of Bodies of Water From Sewage
Section 341.038. Protection of Impounded Water From Disease-Bearing Mosquitoes
Section 341.039. Standards for Graywater and Alternative Onsite Water
Section 341.0391. Direct Potable Reuse Guidance
Section 341.042. Standards for Harvested Rainwater
Section 341.046. Nonapplicability of Subchapter F
Section 341.047. Criminal Penalty
Section 341.048. Civil Enforcement
Section 341.0485. Water Utility Improvement Account