Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 756.002
Covering or Plugging Small Well or Hole; Criminal Penalty

(a)

A person who drills, digs, or otherwise creates or causes to be drilled, dug, or otherwise created a well or hole that is at least 10 feet deep and less than 10 inches in diameter may not abandon the hole unless the person first:

(1)

completely fills the well or hole from its total depth to the surface; or

(2)

plugs the well or hole with a permanent plug not less than 10 feet from the surface and completely fills the well or hole from the plug to the surface.

(b)

A person commits an offense if the person abandons a well or hole in violation of this section. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.

Source: Section 756.002 — Covering or Plugging Small Well or Hole; Criminal Penalty, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­756.­htm#756.­002 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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