79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 39, Chapter 904 Page: 2 of 3
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H.B. No. 39
covenants containing ad valorem or annual variable budget based
assessments on real property.
(b) In this section, "neighborhood" and "refuse" have the
meanings assigned by Section 343.002, Health and Safety Code.
(c) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally
or knowingly burns household refuse outdoors on a lot that is:
(1) located in a neighborhood; or
(2) smaller than five acres.
(d) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
On conviction of an offense under this section the court shall
require the defendant, in addition to any fine, to perform
community service as provided by Section 16(e), Article 42.12, Code
of Criminal Procedure.
SECTION 3. Section 16, Article 42.12, Code of Criminal
Procedure, is amended by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows:
(e) A defendant required to perform community service under
this section after conviction of an offense under Section 352.082,
Local Government Code, shall perform 60 hours of service. The
community service must consist of picking up litter in the county in
which the defendant resides or working at a recycling facility if a
program for performing that type of service is available in the
community in which the court is located.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005._ _ _
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 79th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 39, Chapter 904, legislative document, June 18, 2005; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth157061/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.