Sec. 165.101.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  If it appears that a person is in violation of or is threatening to violate this subtitle or a rule or order adopted by the board, the attorney general may institute an action for a civil penalty of $1,000 for each violation.
(b)  Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate violation.
(c)  An action filed under this section must be filed in a district court in Travis County or the county in which the violation occurred.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.