Texas Agriculture Code

§ 161.148 — ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY

AG § 161.148Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part C. CONTROL OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 161. GENERAL DISEASE AND PEST CONTROL · Art. H. REMEDIES AND PENALTIES

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(a)The commission may impose an administrative penalty on a person who violates this subtitle or a rule or order adopted under this subtitle.

(b)The penalty for a violation may be in an amount not to exceed $5,000. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty. The amount of the penalty shall not be based on a per head basis.

(c)The amount of the penalty shall be based on:

(1)the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of any prohibited acts, and the hazard or potential hazard created to the health, safety, or economic welfare of the public;

(2)the economic harm to property or the environment caused by the violation;

(3)the history of previous violations;

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Legislative history

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 213 (H.B. 3856), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.