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. 8/30/1971.