Sec. 601.401. INJUNCTION; 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 advisory board may bring an action to enjoin the continued or threatened violation.
(b) A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is subject to a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each day of violation.
(c) At the request of the advisory board, the attorney general shall bring an action in the name of the state for the injunctive relief, to recover the civil penalty, or both.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.149, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.046, eff. September 1, 2015.