(a) The commission may impose an administrative penalty under Subchapter R, Chapter 411, Government Code, on a metal recycling entity that:
- (1) violates Section 1956.133 due to the entity's failure to exercise due diligence in purchasing or acquiring copper or brass material; or
- (2) violates Section 1956.134.
- (b) The amount of the administrative penalty may not exceed $10,000.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 1646), Sec. 2.04, eff. May 30, 2025.