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 Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014)
 OCCUPATIONS CODE
 Title 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY
 Subtitle B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY
 Chapter 1951. STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL
 Subchapter E. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT RELATING TO STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL

  Sec. 1951.206. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING  

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  • (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department may not adopt a rule restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the department under this chapter.

    (b) The department may adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a person regulated by the department under this chapter. A rule adopted under this subsection may not:

    (1) restrict the use of any medium for advertising;

    (2) restrict a person's personal appearance or use of a person's voice in an advertisement;

    (3) relate to the size or duration of an advertisement by a person; or

    (4) restrict a person's advertisement under a trade name.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 890 , Sec. 1.20, eff. September 1, 2007.