Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY |
Subtitle B. SOLID WASTE, TOXIC CHEMICALS, SEWAGE, LITTER, AND WATER |
Chapter 365. LITTER |
Subchapter B. CERTAIN ACTIONS PROHIBITED |
Sec. 365.016. DISPOSAL OF LITTER IN A CAVE; CRIMINAL PENALTY
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person disposes litter, a dead animal, sewage, or any chemical in a cave.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless:
(1) it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant previously has been convicted once of an offense under this section, in which event the offense is a Class A misdemeanor; or
(2) it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant previously has been convicted two or more times of an offense under this section, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 8.161, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.