(a) 
It shall be unlawful and an offense for any person to do the following:
(1) 
Engage in any activity not permitted by the terms of a gas well permit issued under chapter 104 of the North Richland Hills Code of Ordinances.
(2) 
Fail to comply with any condition set forth in a gas well permit issued under chapter 104 of the North Richland Hills Code of Ordinances; or
(3) 
Violate any provision or requirement set forth under chapter 104 of the North Richland Hills Code of Ordinances.
(b) 
Any violation of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00 per violation per day, subject to applicable state law. Each day that a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.
(c) 
Any violation of this chapter that governs fire safety, public health, and/or sanitation, including dumping, refuse, or discharge, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $2,000.00 per violation per day, subject to applicable state law. Each day that a violation exists shall constitute a separate offense.
(d) 
The penalty provided herein shall be cumulative of other remedies provided by state law, including but not limited to, the recovery of civil penalties under Subchapter B, Chapter 54, of the Texas Local Government Code. The city may institute any appropriate action or proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction to enjoin the violation of this chapter. The power of injunction may be exercised in enforcing this chapter whether or not there has been a criminal complaint filed.
(Ordinance 2945, § 2, adopted 7/23/2007; Ordinance 2965, § 2, adopted 11/12/2007)
It is hereby declared to be the intention of the city council that the phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this chapter are severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this chapter shall be declared unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and sections of this chapter, since the same would have been enacted by the city council without the incorporation of this chapter of any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section.
(Ordinance 2945, § 3, adopted 7/23/2007)