Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 43.028 · Subchapter C. PERMITS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTION, REHABILITATION, AND EDUCATIONAL DISPLAY
CIVIL SUIT; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; COSTS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The department, on the approval of the director or commission, may authorize the filing and prosecution of a civil suit to enforce this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter.
(b) On finding of a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter, a court may assess a civil penalty in addition to providing injunctive relief. The penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation. Each day of violation is a separate offense. A civil suit filed under this subchapter is not a bar to any criminal or administrative action.
(c) On entry of a judgment in favor of the department, the court may award attorney's fees and court costs to the state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 927, Sec. 5, eff. Dec. 1, 1995.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.43.htm
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