Sec. 343.012. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if: (1) the person violates Section 343.011 (b); and (2) the nuisance remains unabated after the 30th day after the date on which the person receives notice from a county official, agent, or employee to abate the nuisance. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200. (c) If it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, the defendant is punishable by a fine of not less than $200 or more than $1,000, confinement in jail for not more than six months, or both. (d) Each day a violation occurs is a separate offense. (e) The court shall order abatement of the nuisance if the defendant is convicted of an offense under this section.
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