{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-436.039","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.039","heading":"INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS.","body":"The attorney general or a district, county, or municipal attorney to whom the department or a health authority reports a violation of this chapter shall prosecute without delay.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1106, 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 436. AQUATIC LIFE","SUBCHAPTER C. ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.436.htm#436.039","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"7b082547a13e3320806575a97cd14dfbb4316ab5d94a5adccf532d4440ccb3d3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-436.038","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-436.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}