Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 369.003
Penalty

(a)

A person who violates Section 369.002 (Symbols for Certain Plastic Containers)(a) or (b) is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $500 for each act of violation.

(b)

If it appears that a person has violated or is violating Section 369.002 (Symbols for Certain Plastic Containers), the attorney general or a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney shall institute and conduct a suit in the name of this state to recover the civil penalty imposed under this section.

(c)

A civil penalty recovered under this section shall be deposited:

(1)

in the state treasury if the attorney general brings the suit; or

(2)

in the general fund of the county in which the violation occurred if a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney brings the suit.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 131, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Source: Section 369.003 — Penalty, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­369.­htm#369.­003 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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