Bill Text: TX HB2309 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the sale of dogs or cats by a roadside vendor in certain counties.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-05-14 - Committee report sent to Calendars [HB2309 Detail]

Download: Texas-2015-HB2309-Introduced.html

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84R11039 TSR-D
By: Metcalf H.B. No. 2309

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of a roadside vendor or solicitor by the
commissioners court of a county.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 285.001(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) To promote the public safety, the commissioners court of
a county [with a population of more than 1.3 million] by order may
regulate the following in the unincorporated area of the county if
they occur on a public highway or road, in the right-of-way of a
public highway or road, or in a parking lot:
(1) the sale of items by a vendor of food or
merchandise, including live animals;
(2) the erection, maintenance, or placement of a
structure by a vendor of food or merchandise, including live
animals; and
(3) the solicitation of money.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.