{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-466.044","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 466.044","heading":"CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person operates a narcotic drug treatment program without a permit issued by the department.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.\nAmended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 193, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE B. ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PROGRAMS","CHAPTER 466. REGULATION OF NARCOTIC DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS","SUBCHAPTER C. ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.466.htm#466.044","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"2b428725d742cac2be951857c18846c7ac59a6bedddad966e47c16d1bf30ccaf","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-466.043","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-466.045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}