Tex. Water Code § 51.130
This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 51.130, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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§ 51.130. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Official statutory text
The penalty for violation of a rule or regulation is not effective and enforceable until five days after the publication of the notice. Five days after the publication, the published regulation shall be in effect and ignorance of it is not a defense for a prosecution for the enforcement of the penalty.
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