Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 7.158 - Violation Relating to Plugging Wells(a) A person commits an offense if the person is the owner of a well that is required to be cased or plugged by Chapter 28 and the person: (1) fails or refuses to case or plug the well within the 30-day period following the date of the commission's order to do so; or(2) fails to comply with any other order issued by the commission under Chapter 28 within the 30-day period following the date of the order.(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor and is punishable under Section 7.187(1)(A).Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1072, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1997.