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Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 87.241 — PENALTY

NR § 87.241Title 3. OIL AND GAS · Part B. CONSERVATION AND REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS · Ch. 87. REGULATION OF SOUR NATURAL GAS · Art. H. ENFORCEMENT

Statute text

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(a)A person who violates this chapter is liable to a penalty of not more than $1,000 for each offense.
(b)Each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.
(c)The penalty may be recovered by the State of Texas, with costs of suit, in a civil action instituted by the attorney general in Travis County, in the county in which the violation occurred, or in the county of residence of the defendant.

Legislative history

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2546, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5255, ch. 967, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.

Source: Texas Natural Resources Code § 87.241 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.