Texas Agriculture Code 14.085 – Injunction
(a) If, after notice, a warehouse operator refuses to comply with this chapter, the department may apply for an injunction in a district court in Travis County or in a district or county court in the county where the warehouse is located.
(b) The courts of this state are vested with jurisdiction to issue a temporary or permanent injunction against:
(1) operation of a public grain warehouse or issuance of receipts or scale weight tickets either without a license or during a period of suspension of a warehouse operator’s license or during a period when the warehouse operator is under probation;
(2) interference by any person with the carrying out by the department, or by a receiver appointed under this chapter, of duties and powers granted by this chapter; or
(3) any other violation of this chapter for which injunctive relief is an appropriate remedy.
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 14.085
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Texas Agriculture Code 1.003
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
(c) The notice provided for in Subsection (a) shall be delivered to the warehouse operator not less than 10 business days before the date the department applies for an injunction under Subsection (b)(1).
(d) The notice provided for in Subsection (a) shall be delivered to the warehouse operator not less than two business days before the date the department applies for an injunction under Subsection (b)(2) or (3).