Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.325
PERMITTEE'S FAILURE TO COMPLY
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- Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.325, PERMITTEE'S FAILURE TO COMPLY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/695249
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(a) If a permittee fails to restore land in accordance with Section 52.324(a)(3) of this code and the rules of the commissioner, the commissioner and any surface lessee may maintain an action against the permittee for actual damages to the land, or to the improvements, growing crops, or domesticated animals on the land that were caused by the geophysical or geochemical exploration.
(b) If a permittee violates this subchapter, the provisions of a permit issued by authority of this subchapter, or a rule of the commissioner, the permittee commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000. Each day that a violation occurs is a separate offense.