Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
Subtitle A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS |
Chapter 436. AQUATIC LIFE |
Subchapter C. ENFORCEMENT |
Sec. 436.026. VIOLATION; INJUNCTION
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(a) The director, an authorized agent, or a health authority may petition the district court for a temporary restraining order to restrain a continuing violation or a threat of a continuing violation of Section 436.011 if the director, authorized agent, or health authority believes that:
(1) a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate a provision of Section 436.011; and
(2) the violation or threatened violation creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of the public.
(b) If the court finds that a person is violating or threatening to violate Section 436.011, the court shall grant injunctive relief.
(c) Venue for a suit brought under this section is in the county in which the violation or threat of violation is alleged to have occurred or in Travis County.