Sec. 504.351. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) If it appears that a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the department or the attorney general at the request of the department may institute an action in district court for an injunction, a civil penalty, or both.
(b) On application for injunctive relief and a finding that a person is violating or threatening to violate this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, the district court may grant injunctive relief as the facts warrant. The department is not required to give an appeal bond in an appeal of an action seeking injunctive relief under this section.
(c) The amount of a civil penalty imposed under this section may not be less than $50 or more than $500 for each day of the violation.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1373 (S.B. 155), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2007.