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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 436.034

ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY

Known as the Texas Aquatic Life Act

The act spans §§ 436–436 (43 sections).

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff

(a) The department may assess an administrative penalty against a person who violates Section 436.011 or an order issued under this chapter.

(b) In determining the amount of the penalty, the department shall consider:

(1) the person's previous violations;

(2) the seriousness of the violation;

(3) the hazard to the health and safety of the public;

(4) the person's demonstrated good faith; and

(5) other matters as justice may require.

(c) The penalty may not exceed $25,000 a day for each violation.

(d) Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate violation.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.