{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.047","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 240.047","heading":"OFFENSE; PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person who drills a private water well without possessing a written acknowledgment, or a copy of a written acknowledgment, under Section 240.042 by the county health officer or an official designated by the commissioners court approving the drilling of the well commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\n(b) The county health officer or an official designated by the commissioners court shall report a citation issued under this section to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 794 (S.B. 343), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 240. MISCELLANEOUS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER C. REGULATION OF WATER WELLS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.240.htm#240.047","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"f452f36c64e455cb9568296c006c351aa7942fde982010c90e2767ac39928c0a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.046","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.048"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}