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Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 11.072 — ENFORCEMENT

PW § 11.072Title 2. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT · Ch. 11. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT · Art. F. REGULATION OF MINERAL RECOVERY OPERATIONS ON DEPARTMENT LANDS

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(a)If a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate a regulation adopted under this subchapter, the director may have a civil suit brought in a district court for injunctive relief, for assessment and recovery of a civil penalty of not less than $100 for each act of violation, or for both injunctive relief and a civil penalty.
(b)A suit under this subchapter shall be brought in the name of the department through the attorney general.
(c)Reasonable attorney's fees shall also be recoverable, with reimbursement to the operating fund or account from which the expenditure occurred.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.072 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.