Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 6. REGULATION OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, LAND SURVEYING, AND RELATED PRACTICES |
Subtitle C. REGULATION OF LAND SURVEYING AND RELATED PRACTICES |
Chapter 1071. LAND SURVEYORS |
Subchapter D. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD |
Sec. 1071.157. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING
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(a) The board by rule shall prescribe standards for compliance with Subchapter A, Chapter 2254, Government Code.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the board may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the board except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by that person.
(c) The board may not include in its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a person regulated by the board a rule that:
(1) restricts the use of any advertising medium;
(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 person's advertisement under a trade name.