Texas § SD.3873.156 - DISTRICT RULES AND ORDERS
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§ SD.3873.156. DISTRICT RULES AND ORDERS
DISTRICT RULES AND ORDERS; CRIMINAL PENALTY; CIVIL ENFORCEMENT. (a) The board may adopt reasonable rules and orders applicable to: (1) the administration, enforcement, and collection of district taxes; (2) littering and litter abatement in the parks in the district, including the possession and disposition of glass containers; (3) activities that endanger the health and safety of persons or property in parks in the district; (4) tenants, business privileges, concessionaires, users, and activities affecting district property and facilities, including any provision necessary to protect and conserve natural resources; and (5) a road that borders or runs through a park, subject to an applicable municipal ordinance. (b) A police officer, constable, sheriff, or other law enforcement officer with jurisdiction in the county may arrest a person violating rules or orders of the board and carry out the prosecution of a person arrested under this subsection in the proper court. (c) A person who violates a rule or order adopted under this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. (d) The county attorney, district attorney, and criminal district attorney or an attorney retained by the board for this purpose may bring an action to enjoin a violation of board rules or orders. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1202 (H.B. 4789 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.
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Section SD.3873.156 ("DISTRICT RULES AND ORDERS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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