Texas § 3873.156 DISTRICT RULES AND ORDERS; CRIMINAL PENALTY; CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.

Texas Statutes

§ 3873.156 — DISTRICT RULES AND ORDERS; CRIMINAL PENALTY; CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.

Texas § 3873.156

Code SDSpecial District Local Laws Code

This text of Texas § 3873.156 (DISTRICT RULES AND ORDERS; CRIMINAL PENALTY; CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tex. Special District Local Laws Code Code Ann. § 3873.156 (2026).

Text

Sec. 3873.156. DISTRICT RULES AND ORDERS; CRIMINAL PENALTY; CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.

(a)The board may adopt reasonable rules and orders applicable to:

(1)the administration, enforcement, and collection of district taxes;

(2)littering and litter abatement in the parks in the district, including the possession and disposition of glass containers;

(3)activities that endanger the health and safety of persons or property in parks in the district;

(4)tenants, business privileges, concessionaires, users, and activities affecting district property and facilities, including any provision necessary to protect and conserve natural resources; and

(5)a road that borders or runs through a park, subject to an applicable municipal ordinance.

(b)A police officer, constable, sheriff, or other law enforceme

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Sec. 3873.156. DISTRICT RULES AND ORDERS; CRIMINAL PENALTY; CIVIL ENFORCEMENT. (a) The board may adopt reasonable rules and orders applicable to:
(1) the administration, enforcement, and collection of district taxes;
(2) littering and litter abatement in the parks in the district, including the possession and disposition of glass containers;
(3) activities that endanger the health and safety of persons or property in parks in the district;
(4) tenants, business privileges, concessionaires, users, and activities affecting district property and facilities, including any provision necessary to protect and conserve natural resources; and
(5) a road that borders or runs through a park, subject to an applicable municipal ordinance.
(b) A police officer, constable, sheriff, or other law enforcement officer with jurisdiction in the county may arrest a person violating rules or orders of the board and carry out the prosecution of a person arrested under this subsection in the proper court.
(c) A person who violates a rule or order adopted under this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
(d) The county attorney, district attorney, and criminal district attorney or an attorney retained by the board for this purpose may bring an action to enjoin a violation of board rules or orders.