Tex. Health & Safety Code § 824.004 · Chapter 824. KENNELS
CIVIL PENALTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A kennel owner or operator who violates Section 824.003 is liable for a civil penalty in an amount equal to $500 for each animal subject to the violation and for each day the violation continues.
(b) The attorney general or the appropriate district or county attorney may:
(1) bring an action on behalf of this state to collect the civil penalty under this section; and
(2) recover attorney's fees and costs incurred in bringing the action.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 294 (H.B. 2063), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.824.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 2077e982bd4d05e04c7867a7c774e5e0bbee2aa7fdcb0113555b965183c2e7b0
- Composed by
- 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
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.