Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
NATURAL RESOURCES CODE |
Title 3. OIL AND GAS |
Subtitle B. CONSERVATION AND REGULATION OF OIL AND GAS |
Chapter 86. REGULATION OF NATURAL GAS |
Subchapter G. ENFORCEMENT; JUDICIAL REVIEW |
Sec. 86.222. PENALTIES
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(a) Any person who violates a provision of this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter is liable for a penalty of not more than:
(1) $10,000 for each offense when the provision, rule, or order pertains to safety or the prevention or control of pollution; or
(2) $1,000 for each offense when the provision, rule, or order does not pertain to safety or the prevention or control of pollution.
(b) Each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2539, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5251, ch. 967, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.