Sec. 701.153. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING  


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  • (a) The dietitians board may not adopt a rule restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the board except to prohibit a false, misleading, or deceptive practice.

    (b) The dietitians board may not include in rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a person regulated by the board a rule that:

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

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

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

    (4) restricts the use of a trade name in advertising by the person.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.