Sec. 824.004.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  A kennel owner or operator who violates Section 824.003 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.