By Seaman H.B. No. 333 76R1362 CAG-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to county regulation of the possession of glass containers 1-3 at a public park or beach; providing a criminal penalty. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 240, Local Government Code, 1-6 is amended by adding Section 240.906 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 240.906. COUNTY REGULATION OF GLASS CONTAINERS. (a) 1-8 The commissioners court of a county by order may prohibit, limit, 1-9 or otherwise restrict the possession of glass containers at a park 1-10 or beach owned or controlled by the county in the unincorporated 1-11 area of the county. The ordinance or order may not apply to 1-12 premises licensed or permitted by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage 1-13 Commission for on-premise consumption. 1-14 (b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly 1-15 violates a prohibition, limit, or other restriction established by 1-16 an order of a commissioners court under this section. An offense 1-17 under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not 1-18 more than $50. 1-19 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 1-20 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-21 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-22 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-23 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-24 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.