Sec. 29.051. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person who violates this chapter, a rule or order of the railroad commission adopted under this chapter, or a term, condition, or provision of a permit issued under this chapter, is subject to a civil penalty of not to exceed $10,000 for each offense. Each day a violation is committed is a separate offense.
(b) An action to recover the penalty under Subsection (a) of this section may be brought by the railroad commission in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the offending activity occurred, in which the defendant resides, or in Travis County.
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5265, ch. 967, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.
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