Tex. Water Code Section 53.122
Regulating Sanitary Conditions Inside the District

(a)

A district may regulate the installation, maintenance, and operation of plumbing fixtures and facilities inside the district for the purpose of:

(1)

maintaining safe and sanitary conditions; and

(2)

protecting the lives, health, and welfare of the people in the district.

(b)

The board may set a reasonable penalty for violating any rule authorized by Subsection (a) of this section, within these limits:

(1)

a fine of not more than $200;

(2)

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

(3)

both the fine and the jail sentence.

(c)

The penalty set by the supervisors is in addition to other penalties provided by law. A court of proper jurisdiction in the county where the district’s principal office is located may enforce the penalties.

(d)

A penalty for the violation of a rule is not valid unless a brief, substantial statement of the rule and the penalty is published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the district is located. A penalty takes effect seven days after the second publication.

(e)

The courts shall take judicial notice of the rules made by a district under this section.
Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 411, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.

Source: Section 53.122 — Regulating Sanitary Conditions Inside the District, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.­53.­htm#53.­122 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

53.001
Definitions 53.011
Creating a District 53.012
Cities and Towns 53.013
Presenting Petition 53.014
Requisites of Petition 53.015
Deposit 53.016
Time and Place of Hearing 53.017
Notice 53.018
Posting Notice 53.019
Hearing Powers 53.020
Temporary Supervisors 53.021
Officers to Be Elected 53.029
Division of or Assumption of Authority by Certain Districts 53.030
Ordering Election 53.031
Order: Metes and Bounds 53.032
Order: Time of Election 53.033
Order: Election of Supervisors 53.034
Order: Division of Property and Money 53.040
Elected Supervisors Take Office 53.041
Completing Membership of the Board 53.042
Newly Elected Supervisors--term of Office 53.043
Powers of New District 53.061
Creation of District 53.062
Board of Supervisors 53.063
Supervisor’s Qualifications 53.072
Assessor and Collector’s Qualifications 53.073
Assessor and Collector’s Term of Office 53.075
Assessor and Collector’s Salary 53.088
Status of the District 53.101
Purpose of District 53.102
Constitutional Basis 53.103
Governmental Powers of District 53.104
Authority to Acquire Water Rights 53.105
Contracts with Other Districts or Water Supply Corporations 53.107
Distribution of Water and Use of Revenues Obtained from Distribution of Water 53.112
Use of Roadways 53.113
Constructing Improvements on Railroad Ways 53.115
Duties of Engineer 53.121
Constructing Sanitary Sewer Systems 53.122
Regulating Sanitary Conditions Inside the District 53.126
Effect of Enumeration of Powers 53.145
Payment of Election Expenses 53.146
Maintenance Fund 53.150
Payment of Damages 53.151
Cost of Sanitary Sewer Systems 53.171
Power to Issue Bonds 53.172
Ordering Bond Election 53.176
Issuing Bonds 53.177
Approving Bonds 53.178
Registering Bonds 53.179
Selling Bonds 53.180
Recording of Bond Issues 53.181
Paying Bonds and Interest 53.182
Bonds Payable from Revenues and Ad Valorem Taxes 53.183
Election Required 53.184
Refunding Bonds 53.185
Rates and Charges 53.186
Interest and Sinking Fund 53.187
Investment of Sinking Fund 53.188
Levy of Taxes 53.189
Assessor and Collector--office 53.190
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 53.122’s source at texas​.gov