Sec. 204.005. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person who is in the business of recycling, shredding, or destroying plastic bulk merchandise containers who violates this chapter commits an offense.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by:
(1) a fine not to exceed $350, if the total purchase price of the plastic bulk merchandise containers to which the offense relates is less than $1,000; or
(2) a fine not to exceed $700, if the total purchase price of the plastic bulk merchandise containers to which the offense relates is $1,000 or more.
(c) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under this section that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section based on the same type of violation, the offense is punishable by a fine not to exceed twice the maximum amount of the fine prescribed for a first offense under this section.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 4.005(a), eff. September 1, 2009.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 912 (H.B. 2127), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
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