Sec. 161.138. REFUSAL TO PERMIT ENTRANCE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person refuses to permit a representative of the commission to enter property or premises of which the person is the owner, tenant, or caretaker for the purpose of carrying out a provision of this chapter.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.
(c) A person commits a separate offense for each day of refusal under Subsection (a) of this section.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 548, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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