Sec. 144.080. CRIMINAL PENALTY  


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  • (a) A person commits an offense if the person continues any operation or construction subject to regulation under this chapter without obtaining and maintaining an operating license or construction permit.

    (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

    (1) a fine of not less than $50 or more than $500;

    (2) confinement in the county jail for not more than 30 days; or

    (3) both the fine and confinement.

    (c) Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.