Tex. Health & Safety Code § 147.0151 · Subchapter D. PENALTIES
PENALTIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person violates this chapter if the person:
(1) engages in the business of an e-cigarette retailer without a permit; or
(2) is a person who is subject to a provision of this chapter or a rule adopted by the comptroller under this chapter and who violates the provision or rule.
(b) A person who violates this section shall pay to the state a penalty of not more than $2,000 for each violation.
(c) Each day on which a violation occurs is a separate violation.
(d) The attorney general shall bring suit to recover penalties under this section.
(e) A suit under this section may be brought in Travis County or another county having jurisdiction.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 248), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.147.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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