Tex. Water Code § 7.143

This is the official text of Tex. Water Code § 7.143, part of Texas’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.

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§ 7.143. VIOLATION OF MINIMUM STATE STANDARDS OR MODEL POLITICAL SUBDIVISION RULES.

Official statutory text

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally violates a rule adopted under Subchapter J, Chapter 16.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

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