(a) A person who violates these sections is subject to civil penalty not to exceed $5,000 for each violation and for each day of a continuing violation. (b) If it appears that a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate these rules, the commission, a county, or a municipality may bring a civil action in a district court in Travis County, the county in which the defendant resides, or the county where the violation occurred, is occurring, or is threatened for: (1) injunctive relief to restrain the person from continuing the violation or threat of violation; (2) assessment of a civil penalty for a violation; or (3) both injunctive relief and a civil penalty. (c) The commission is an indispensable party in a suit brought by a county or municipality under this section.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §290.266 adopted to be effective March 17, 1992, 17 TexReg 1646; transferred effective March 1, 1992, as published in the Texas Register, March 3, 1992, 17 TexReg 1649; amended to be effective January 7, 1994, 18 TexReg 9935.
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