{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-13.1002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.1002","heading":"EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICES.","body":"Notwithstanding any other law, a commercial weighing or measuring device is exempt from this subchapter, including the inspection requirements under Section 13.101 and the registration requirements under Section 13.1011, if the device is exclusively used to weigh food:\n(1) sold ready for immediate consumption, regardless of whether the food is consumed on the premises where the food is weighed and sold; and\n(2) not exempted from sales and use taxes under Section 151.314, Tax Code.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 409 (H.B. 2029), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 52 (H.B. 2223), Sec. 1, eff. May 17, 2019.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","CHAPTER 13. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES","SUBCHAPTER C. INSPECTION AND REGISTRATION OF WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.13.htm#13.1002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"7eb9239e96d41c1e808042ef95013d88f47bbc2d6b3f33de5fb01f2b41b2c35c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-13.1001","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-13.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}