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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.028: CIVIL SUIT; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; COSTS.
Where this section sits in the code
- PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE
- TITLE 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION
- SUBTITLE A. HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES
- CHAPTER 43. SPECIAL LICENSES AND PERMITS
- SUBCHAPTER C. PERMITS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTION, REHABILITATION, AND EDUCATIONAL DISPLAY
(a) The department, on the approval of the director or commission, may authorize the filing and prosecution of a civil suit to enforce this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter.
(b) On finding of a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter, a court may assess a civil penalty in addition to providing injunctive relief. The penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation. Each day of violation is a separate offense. A civil suit filed under this subchapter is not a bar to any criminal or administrative action.
(c) On entry of a judgment in favor of the department, the court may award attorney's fees and court costs to the state.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 927, Sec. 5, eff. Dec. 1, 1995.
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