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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.091: CRIMINAL PENALTY.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
  3. SUBTITLE A. SANITATION
  4. CHAPTER 341. MINIMUM STANDARDS OF SANITATION AND HEALTH PROTECTION MEASURES
  5. SUBCHAPTER F. PENALTIES

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter. A person commits an offense if the person violates a permitting or inspection requirement imposed under Section 341.064(n) or a closure order issued under Section 341.064(o). An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10 or more than $200.

(b) If it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has been convicted of an offense under this chapter within a year before the date on which the offense being tried occurred, the defendant shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10 or more than $1,000, confinement in jail for not more than 30 days, or both.

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

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 618, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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