Sec. 1954.054. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING  


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  • (a) The board may not adopt a rule restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person licensed or registered under this chapter except to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice.

    (b) In its rules to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice, the board may not include a rule that:

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

    (2) restricts the use of the personal appearance or voice of the person in an advertisement;

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

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

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.