Texas Water Code

§ 7.161 — VIOLATION RELATING TO SOLID WASTE IN ENCLOSED CONTAINERS OR VEHICLES

WA § 7.161Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part A. EXECUTIVE AGENCIES · Ch. 7. ENFORCEMENT · Art. E. CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PENALTIES

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(a)An operator of a solid waste facility or a solid waste hauler commits an offense if the operator or hauler disposes of solid waste in a completely enclosed container or vehicle at a solid waste site or operation permitted as a Type IV landfill:

(1)without having in possession the special permit required by Section 361.091, Health and Safety Code;

(2)on a date or time not authorized by the commission; or

(3)without a commission inspector present to verify that the solid waste is free of putrescible, hazardous, and infectious waste.

(b)An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c)This section does not apply to:

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Legislative history

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