{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-53.122","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 53.122","heading":"REGULATING SANITARY CONDITIONS INSIDE THE DISTRICT.","body":"(a) A district may regulate the installation, maintenance, and operation of plumbing fixtures and facilities inside the district for the purpose of:\n(1) maintaining safe and sanitary conditions; and\n(2) protecting the lives, health, and welfare of the people in the district.\n(b) The board may set a reasonable penalty for violating any rule authorized by Subsection (a) of this section, within these limits:\n(1) a fine of not more than $200;\n(2) confinement in the county jail for not more than 30 days; or\n(3) both the fine and the jail sentence.\n(c) The penalty set by the supervisors is in addition to other penalties provided by law. A court of proper jurisdiction in the county where the district's principal office is located may enforce the penalties.\n(d) A penalty for the violation of a rule is not valid unless a brief, substantial statement of the rule and the penalty is published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the district is located. A penalty takes effect seven days after the second publication.\n(e) The courts shall take judicial notice of the rules made by a district under this section.\nActs 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 411, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 4. GENERAL LAW DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 53. FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.53.htm#53.122","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"0a8e529db112634bdd41cc544db5c3bab5a7efa3c647cc9efdc81bca4b7eefce","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-53.121","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-53.123"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}