Texas Water Code

§ 7.158 — VIOLATION RELATING TO PLUGGING WELLS

WA § 7.158Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part A. EXECUTIVE AGENCIES · Ch. 7. ENFORCEMENT · Art. E. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PENALTIES

(a)A person commits an offense if the person is the owner of a well that is required to be cased or plugged by Chapter 28 and the person:

(1)fails or refuses to case or plug the well within the 30-day period following the date of the commission's order to do so; or

(2)fails to comply with any other order issued by the commission under Chapter 28 within the 30-day period following the date of the order.

(b)An offense under this section is a misdemeanor and is punishable under Section 7.187(1)(A).

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.