The penalty for violation of a rule is not effective and enforceable until five days after the last publication of the notice. Five days after the last publication, the published rule takes effect and ignorance of the rule is not a defense to a prosecution for the enforcement of the penalty.
Tex. Water Code § 65.208
EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2448, ch. 435, Sec. 4, eff
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