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Tex. Occupations Code § 351.603: ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL OR BOARD; CIVIL PENALTY.
Where this section sits in the code
- OCCUPATIONS CODE
- TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS
- SUBTITLE F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION
- CHAPTER 351. OPTOMETRISTS AND THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS
- SUBCHAPTER M. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS
(a) The attorney general or board may institute an action in a district court in the county in which a violation of Section 351.251, 351.403, 351.409, or 351.607 is alleged to have occurred for injunctive relief and a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each violation plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
(b) The attorney general or board may institute an action against a manufacturer, wholesaler, or retailer of ophthalmic goods in a district court in the county in which a violation of Section 351.408 is alleged to have occurred for injunctive relief and a civil penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each day of a violation plus court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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