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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.126: EFFECT ON LOCAL LAW.

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  1. OCCUPATIONS CODE
  2. TITLE 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY
  3. SUBTITLE B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY
  4. CHAPTER 1956. METAL RECYCLING ENTITIES
  5. SUBCHAPTER C-1. CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS REMOVED FROM MOTOR VEHICLES

(a) Notwithstanding Section 1956.003, a county, municipality, or political subdivision of this state may not:

(1) with respect to a catalytic converter removed from a motor vehicle, restrict the purchase, acquisition, sale, transfer, or possession of the catalytic converter by a person described by Section 1956.123; or

(2) alter or add to the recordkeeping requirements provided by Section 1956.124.

(b) Subsection (a) does not affect the authority of a county, municipality, or political subdivision of this state to:

(1) issue a license or permit as provided by Section 1956.003; or

(2) inspect a record as provided by Section 1956.125.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 269 (S.B. 224), Sec. 3.07, eff. May 29, 2023.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:31Z. Source file · JSON

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