Texas Agriculture Code

§ 80.017 — PAYMENT OF ASSESSMENTS; ASSESSMENT LIENS

AG § 80.017Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 80. OFFICIAL CITRUS PRODUCERS' PEST AND DISEASE

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(a)A citrus producer who fails to pay an assessment levied under this chapter when due may be subject, after reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing, to a penalty set by the commissioner. In determining the amount of the penalty to be assessed, the commissioner shall consider:

(1)the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, and extent of the violation;

(2)the history of previous violations;

(3)the amount necessary to deter future violations;

(4)the economic situation of the citrus producer; and

(5)any other matter that justice may require.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 10.01, eff. September 1, 2009.