§ 21-162. Registration required; penalty.

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person to operate or cause to be operated any facility unless there is a registration for the facility.

(b)

It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section with respect to gasoline dispensing sites that the premises has dispensed less than 10,000 gallons per month in each calendar month beginning with January 1, 1991. Any site that exceeded 10,000 gallons in January of 1991 or that has exceeded 10,000 gallons in any ensuing month is not subject to this affirmative defense.

(c)

Violation of this section shall be punishable upon first conviction by a fine of not less than $250.00 nor more than $1,000.00. If the violator has been previously convicted under this section, a violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $1,000.00 nor more than $2,000.00.

(d)

Each day that any violation under this section continues shall constitute a separate offense.

(Ord. No. 92-180, § 2, 2-19-92; Ord. No. 93-460, § 2, 4-21-93; Ord. No. 07-208, § 3, 2-14-07)

Editor's note

For any facility that does not have a valid registration issued under Division 2 of Article VI of Chapter 21 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas, and is required to be registered by Division 2 of Article VI of Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances, Houston, Texas, as amended by Ord. No. 2007-208, the effective date of Section 21-162 shall be July 1, 2007.