Sec. 433.092. FAILURE TO REPORT; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) If a person required by this chapter to file an annual or special report does not file the report before the deadline for filing set by the department and the failure continues for 30 days after notice of the default, the person forfeits to the state $100 for each day the failure continues.
(b) An amount due under this section is payable to the state treasury and is recoverable in a civil suit in the name of the state brought in the district court of the county in which the person's principal office is located or in which the person does business.
(c) Each district attorney, under the direction of the attorney general, shall prosecute for the recovery of an amount due under this section.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1066, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Subtitle A - Food and Drug Health Regulations
Chapter 433 - Texas Meat and Poultry Inspection Act
Section 433.081. General Criminal Penalty
Section 433.0815. Interference With Inspection; Criminal Penalties
Section 433.082. Jurisdiction for Violation
Section 433.083. Investigation by Department
Section 433.084. Evidence and Testimony
Section 433.085. Report to Department
Section 433.086. Mandamus to Compel Compliance
Section 433.088. Compensation of Witness or Reporter
Section 433.091. False Report; Failure to Report; Criminal Penalty
Section 433.092. Failure to Report; Civil Penalty
Section 433.093. Unlawful Disclosure; Criminal Penalty
Section 433.094. Administrative Penalty
Section 433.095. Administrative Penalty Assessment Procedure
Section 433.096. Payment of Administrative Penalty
Section 433.097. Refund of Administrative Penalty
Section 433.098. Recovery of Administrative Penalty by Attorney General
Section 433.100. Emergency Withdrawal of Mark or Suspension of Inspection Services