(a) If a person operates a center without a license issued in accordance with this chapter, the person is liable for a civil penalty of $500 for each day of violation.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly establishes or operates a center without the appropriate license in accordance with this chapter.
(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
(d) Each day a violation continues constitutes a separate offense.
Source Note: The provisions of this §550.1409 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1875