Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 88.0531 : NATURAL RESOURCES CODE — OIL AND GAS — CONSERVATION AND REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS — CONTROL OF OIL PROPERTY — PRACTICES PROHIBITED IN THE PRODUCTION OF OIL AND GAS — Criminal Penalty
(a) A person who knowingly violates Section 88.052 or 88.053 of this code commits an offense.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the actor has been convicted previously under this section, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 88.0531
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5231, ch. 960, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1983.