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TX Agric Code § 13.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter B. Standard Weights and Measures|Section 13.035. Price Advertisement; Misrepresentation of Price or Quantity

Sec. 13.035.  PRICE ADVERTISEMENT;  MISREPRESENTATION OF PRICE OR QUANTITY.  (a)  If a price sign, card, tag, poster, or other advertisement displaying the price of a commodity or other item includes a whole number and a fraction, the figures in the fraction shall be of proportionate size and legibility to those of the whole number.(b)  A person violates this chapter if the person:(1)  misrepresents the price of a commodity, item, or service sold or offered or exposed for sale; or(2)  represents the price or the quantity of a commodity, item, or service sold or offered or exposed for sale in a manner intended or tending to mislead or deceive an actual or prospective customer.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1028, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.09, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 13.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter B. Standard Weights and Measures|Section 13.036. False Representation of Commodity Quantity

Sec. 13.036.  FALSE REPRESENTATION OF COMMODITY QUANTITY.  A person violates this chapter if the person or the person's servant or agent:(1)  sells or offers or exposes for sale a quantity of a commodity or service that is less than the quantity the person represents; or(2)  as a buyer furnishing the weight or measure of a commodity or service by which the amount of the commodity or service is determined, takes or attempts to take more than the quantity the person represents.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1028, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.10, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 13.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter B. Standard Weights and Measures|Section 13.037. Use of Incorrect Weighing or Measuring Device

Sec. 13.037.  USE OF INCORRECT WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICE.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person or the person's servant or agent knowingly uses an incorrect weighing or measuring device in:(1)  buying or selling a commodity;(2)  computing a charge for services rendered on the basis of weight or measure; or(3)  determining the weight or measure of a commodity, if a charge is made for the determination.(b)  For the purpose of this section, a weighing or measuring device is incorrect if it:(1)  does not conform as closely as practicable to the official standards;(2)  is not accurate;(3)  is of a construction that is not reasonably permanent in adjustment or does not correctly repeat its indications;(4)  facilitates the perpetration of fraud; or(5)  does not conform to the specifications and tolerances established by the department under Section 13.114.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1028, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.11, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 13.038 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter B. Standard Weights and Measures|Section 13.038. Sale of Commodity in Violation of Subchapter

Sec. 13.038.  SALE OF COMMODITY IN VIOLATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  A person violates this chapter if the person or the person's servant or agent sells or keeps, offers, or exposes for sale a commodity in violation of this subchapter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1029, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.12, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 13.039 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter B. Standard Weights and Measures|Section 13.039. Testing of Package by Department

Sec. 13.039.  TESTING OF PACKAGE BY DEPARTMENT.  (a)  The department shall from time to time weigh or measure a package or an amount of any commodity that is kept or offered for sale, sold, or in the process of delivery, in order to determine:(1)  if the commodity is of the amount or quantity represented; or(2)  if the commodity is being offered for sale or sold in accordance with law.(b)  If the department finds that a package or any lot of a commodity contains less of the commodity than the amount represented, the department may seize the package or the commodity as evidence.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person or the person's employee or agent refuses to exhibit a commodity being sold or offered for sale at a given weight or quantity, or ordinarily sold in that manner, to the department for testing and proving as to quantity.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1029, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 13.040 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter B. Standard Weights and Measures|Section 13.040. Stop-Sale Order

Sec. 13.040.  STOP-SALE ORDER.  (a)  If the department has reason to believe that a commodity is being sold or kept, offered, or exposed for sale in violation of this chapter or that a commodity or service is being sold or offered for sale by or through the use of a weighing or measuring device that is in violation of this chapter, the department may issue and enforce a written or printed order to stop the sale of the commodity or service.  The department shall present the order to the owner or custodian of the commodity or seller of the service.  The person receiving the order may not sell the commodity or provide the service until discharged by a court under Subsection (b) or until the commissioner finds that the commodity or weighing or measuring device is in compliance with this chapter.(b)  The owner or custodian of a commodity or a person selling or offering for sale a service prohibited from sale by an order of the department is entitled to sue in a court of competent jurisdiction where the commodity is found or the service is being sold or offered for sale for a judgment as to the justification of the order and for the discharge of the commodity or service in accordance with the findings of the court.(c)  This section does not limit the right of the department to proceed as authorized by other sections of this code.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1029, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.13, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 13.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter B. Standard Weights and Measures|Section 13.041. Penalties; Defense

Sec. 13.041.  PENALTIES; DEFENSE.  (a)  An offense under Section 13.030, 13.032, 13.037, or 13.039 is a Class C misdemeanor.(b)  It is a defense to prosecution or to the imposition of a civil or administrative penalty for a violation of Sections 13.030-13.038 that a discrepancy between the actual weight or volume at the time of sale to a consumer and the weight marked on the container or a discrepancy between the fill of a container and the capacity of the container is due to unavoidable leakage, shrinkage, evaporation, waste, or causes beyond the control of the seller acting in good faith.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1029, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 20, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.14, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 13.1001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Weighing or Measuring Devices|Section 13.1001. Authority to Inspect

Sec. 13.1001.  AUTHORITY TO INSPECT.  (a)  If the department has reason to believe that a weighing or measuring device is being used for a commercial transaction and the device is not registered with the department, the department may inspect the device and the records of the owner, operator, or user of the device that relate to use of the device to determine whether the device is in compliance with this chapter.(b)  The department has reason to believe a weighing or measuring device is being used for a commercial transaction if:(1)  the weighing or measuring device is found in close proximity to commodities being sold or offered for sale by weight or measure and the device appears to be under the control or in the possession of the person selling the commodities or offering the commodities for sale; or(2)  other available evidence is sufficient for a prudent person to believe that the weighing or measuring device is being used for a commercial transaction.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.15, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 13.1002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Weighing or Measuring Devices|Section 13.1002. Exemption of Certain Weighing or Measuring Devices

Sec. 13.1002.  EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICES.  Notwithstanding any other law, a commercial weighing or measuring device is exempt from this subchapter, including the inspection requirements under Section 13.101 and the registration requirements under Section 13.1011, if the device is exclusively used to weigh food:(1)  sold ready for immediate consumption, regardless of whether the food is consumed on the premises where the food is weighed and sold; and(2)  not exempted from sales and use taxes under Section 151.314, Tax Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 409 (H.B. 2029), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 52 (H.B. 2223), Sec. 1, eff. May 17, 2019.|
TX Agric Code § 13.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Weighing or Measuring Devices|Section 13.101. Inspection of Devices

Sec. 13.101.  INSPECTION OF DEVICES.  (a)  Unless a commercial weighing or measuring device is exempt from the application of this section by department rule, a commercial weighing or measuring device shall be inspected and tested for correctness by the department at least once every four years, or more often as required by the department, if it:(1)  is kept for sale, sold, or used by a proprietor, agent, lessee, or employee in proving the weight or measure, including the size, quantity, extent, or area, of any item; or(2)  is purchased, offered, or submitted by a proprietor, agent, lessee, or employee for sale, hire, or award.(b)  The department may, to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with the official standards, implement risk-based inspections, respond to complaints, and, as a term of probation, require or perform additional inspection and testing of commercial weighing or measuring devices.(c)  A person who uses or keeps for use, or has or offers for sale, a commercial weighing or measuring device is responsible for having the device inspected and tested as required by this section, department rule, or department order imposing a term of probation.(d)   The department may inspect and test a commercial weighing or measuring device less frequently than required by Subsection (a):(1)  to accommodate complaint-based and risk-based inspection schedules; or(2)  in response to an emergency or a limitation in department funding.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 10, eff. June 14, 2019.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1030, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 4(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.16, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 841 (H.B. 2174), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 10(4), eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Agric Code § 13.1011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Weighing or Measuring Devices|Section 13.1011. Required Registration

Sec. 13.1011.  REQUIRED REGISTRATION.  (a)  Unless a commercial weighing or measuring device is exempt from the application of this section by department rule, a person who owns or operates a commercial weighing or measuring device shall register the device with the department before using the device for a commercial transaction.(b)  An application for a device registration must:(1)  be submitted to the department on a form prescribed by the department;(2)  be accompanied by any other document or form required by the department; and(3)  include the registration fee required under Section 13.1151. (c)  A registration under this section is valid for one year unless a different period is established by department rule.  The registration must be renewed at or before the end of each registration period and the application for renewal must include the renewal fee required by department rule.(d)  If a person fails to register or renew a registration as required by this section and pay the fee required under Section 13.1151, the department may assess a late fee against the person, prohibit the operation of the weighing or measuring device, or both assess the fee and prohibit the operation of the device.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 10, eff. June 14, 2019.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 239, Sec. 57(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 43 (H.B. 760), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.17, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 841 (H.B. 2174), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 10(5), eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Agric Code § 13.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Weighing or Measuring Devices|Section 13.111. Repair or Destruction of Incorrect Commercial Weighing or Measuring Devices

Sec. 13.111.  REPAIR OR DESTRUCTION OF INCORRECT COMMERCIAL WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICES.  (a)  If, in the judgment of the department, a commercial weighing or measuring device found to be incorrect is not capable of being repaired, the department may condemn, seize, and destroy the device.(b)  If, in the judgment of the department, an incorrect commercial weighing or measuring device is capable of being repaired, the department shall place on the device a tag or other mark with the words "Out of Order."  The owner or user of the commercial weighing or measuring device may not use it until it is reinspected and released for use by the department or inspected and released for use in any other manner authorized by department rule.(c)  The owner, operator, or user of a commercial weighing or measuring device may not destroy, replace, or otherwise dispose of a device declared to be incorrect or condemned under this section except as provided by department rule.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1032, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 4.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 28(7), eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.18, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 13.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Weighing or Measuring Devices|Section 13.112. Tests for State Institutions

Sec. 13.112.  TESTS FOR STATE INSTITUTIONS.  As requested by the comptroller or the governing body of a state institution, the department shall test each weighing or measuring device used by a state institution for any purpose, including a weighing or measuring device used in checking the receipt and distribution of supplies.  The department shall report results of the test to the chairman of the governing body of the institution.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1033, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.80, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Agric Code § 13.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Weighing or Measuring Devices|Section 13.114. Tolerances

Sec. 13.114.  TOLERANCES.  The department shall establish specifications and tolerances for commercial weighing or measuring devices used in this state.  The specifications and tolerances shall be similar to those recommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1033, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.20, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 841 (H.B. 2174), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Agric Code § 13.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Weighing or Measuring Devices|Section 13.115. Fees for Department Inspection

Sec. 13.115.  FEES FOR DEPARTMENT INSPECTION.  (a)  The department may collect a fee for each test of a weighing or measuring device required by this subchapter or performed on request of the owner.(b)  Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 10.09(5), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.(c)  The department shall charge a fee, as provided by department rule, for tolerance testing of a weight by the department's metrology laboratory.(d)  The department shall charge a fee, as provided by department rule, for tolerance testing of a measure by the department's metrology laboratory.(e)  The department shall charge a fee, as provided by department rule, for precision testing performed by the department's metrology laboratory.(f)  The department shall charge a fee, as provided by department rule, for precision testing of tapes, rules, glassware, and other weighing or measuring devices performed by the department's metrology laboratory.(g)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924, Sec. 3.27(2), eff. September 1, 2013.(h)  This section does not prevent a city from operating an agency for the testing of weights and measures.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1034, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4282, ch. 682, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 239, Sec. 57(c), (d), eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 5, Sec. 9.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 2.06, 10.09(5), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.21, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.27(2), eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 13.1151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Weighing or Measuring Devices|Section 13.1151. Fees for Registration and Inspection

Sec. 13.1151.  FEES FOR REGISTRATION AND INSPECTION.  (a) The department may charge the owner or operator of a weighing or measuring device a fee, as provided by department rule, to recover the costs of registration and inspection of a weighing or measuring device required to be registered or inspected under this chapter. Subsection (b) was repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 10, eff. June 14, 2019. (b)  Notwithstanding any other law, the department may not in a state fiscal biennium increase a fee under Subsection (a) for a motor fuel metering device by an amount that exceeds 10 percent of the amount of the fee at the end of the preceding state fiscal biennium.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 239, Sec. 57(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 5, Sec. 9.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 2.07, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 43 (H.B. 760), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 43 (H.B. 760), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 43 (H.B. 760), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 841 (H.B. 2174), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 10(7), eff. September 1, 2020.|
TX Agric Code § 13.117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Weighing or Measuring Devices|Section 13.117. Refusing to Allow Test of Weighing or Measuring Device

Sec. 13.117.  REFUSING TO ALLOW TEST OF WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICE.  A person commits an offense if the person refuses to allow a weighing or measuring device under the person's control or in the person's possession to be inspected, tested, or examined by the department, and the inspection, test, or examination is required or authorized by this chapter.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1035, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.22, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Agric Code § 13.118 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Agriculture Code|Title 2 - Department of Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Weights and Measures|Subchapter C. Inspection and Registration of Weighing or Measuring Devices|Section 13.118. Hindering Department Personnel

Sec. 13.118.  HINDERING DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL.  A person commits an offense if the person hinders or obstructs in any way the department, a department inspector or other department personnel in the performance of official duties.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1035, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2009.|