{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-431.054","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.054","heading":"ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.","body":"(a) The department may assess an administrative penalty against a person who violates Subchapter B or an order adopted or registration issued under this chapter.\n(b) In determining the amount of the penalty, the department shall consider:\n(1) the person's previous violations;\n(2) the seriousness of the violation;\n(3) any hazard to the health and safety of the public;\n(4) the person's demonstrated good faith; and\n(5) such other matters as justice may require.\n(c) The penalty may not exceed $25,000 a day for each violation.\n(d) Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 539, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0955, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS","CHAPTER 431. TEXAS FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT","SUBCHAPTER C. ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.431.htm#431.054","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"ab90ec42a39d320630026b49411a220fe4f888b4c0bd446feb7b0200e6b9a7a5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-431.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-431.055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}