The penalty for violation of a rule is not effective and enforceable until five days after the publication of the notice. Five days after the publication, the published rules shall be in effect and ignorance of it is not a defense for a prosecution for the enforcement of the penalty.
Tex. Water Code § 58.130
EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES
Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1537, ch. 627, Sec. 1, eff
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