Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 824.004
Civil Penalty

(a)

A kennel owner or operator who violates Section 824.003 (Required Informed Consent for Boarding or Providing Services to Dog or Cat to Be Left Unattended) is liable for a civil penalty in an amount equal to $500 for each animal subject to the violation and for each day the violation continues.

(b)

The attorney general or the appropriate district or county attorney may:

(1)

bring an action on behalf of this state to collect the civil penalty under this section; and

(2)

recover attorney’s fees and costs incurred in bringing the action.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 294 (H.B. 2063), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: Section 824.004 — Civil Penalty, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­824.­htm#824.­004 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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