Section 343.012 - Criminal Penalty(a) A person commits an offense if:(1) the person violates Section 343.011(b); and(2) the nuisance remains unabated after the 30th day after the date on which the person receives notice from a county official, agent, or employee to abate the nuisance.(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200.(c) If it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, the defendant is punishable by a fine of not less than $200 or more than $1,000, confinement in jail for not more than six months, or both.(d) Each day a violation occurs is a separate offense.(e) The court shall order abatement of the nuisance if the defendant is convicted of an offense under this section.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 343.012
Amended By Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 752, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/1999.Amended By Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 771, Sec. 4, eff. 8/28/1995Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 499, Sec. 4, eff. 9/1/1991 Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989.