4 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.177
A person who fails to comply with quarantine restrictions or requirements or a department order relating to the quarantine may be subject to administrative penalties not to exceed $5000 per occurrence, civil penalties not to exceed $10,000 per occurrence, or criminal prosecution. Each day a violation occurs or continues may be considered a separate occurrence. Additionally, the department is authorized to seize and treat or destroy, or order to be treated or destroyed, any quarantined article that is found to be infested with the quarantined pest or, regardless whether infested or not, transported out of or through the quarantined area in violation of these rules. Treatment, destruction, storage, or other charges, including those incurred by the department, are chargeable to the owner of the quarantined article to be treated or destroyed.
4 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.177