Texas Water Code

§ 56.128 — INJURING DRAINAGE CANAL OR DITCH

WA § 56.128Title 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS · Ch. 56. DRAINAGE DISTRICTS · Art. D. POWERS AND DUTIES

Statute text

Any person who wilfully fills up, cuts, injures, destroys, or impairs the usefulness of any canal, drain, ditch, watercourse, or other work constructed, repaired, or improved by a district to drain and protect from overflow of water, upon conviction is punishable by confinement in the county jail for not more than two months or by a fine of not more than $1,000.

Legislative history

Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 510, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 298, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.