Texas § HS.756.002 - COVERING OR PLUGGING SMALL WELL OR HOLE
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§ HS.756.002. COVERING OR PLUGGING SMALL WELL OR HOLE
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. SUBCHAPTER B. REFRIGERATORS AND OTHER CONTAINERS
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