(a) Pursuant to §601.351 of the Act, the board by order may impose an administrative penalty against a person regulated under the Act who violates the Act or a rule or order adopted under the Act.     
      (b) The penalty for each violation may be in an amount not to exceed $1,000. Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for purposes of imposing a penalty.     
      (c) The amount of the penalty shall be based on the following factors set forth under §601.352(b) of the Act:      
        (1) the seriousness of the violation;       
        (2) the history of previous violations;       
        (3) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;       
        (4) efforts made to correct the violation; and       
        (5) any other matter that justice may require.       
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §194.24 adopted to be effective April 3, 2017, 42 TexReg 1763