{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-485.018","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.018","heading":"PROHIBITED ORDINANCE AND RULE.","body":"(a) A political subdivision or an agency of this state may not enact an ordinance or rule that requires a business establishment to display an abusable volatile chemical, other than aerosol paint, in a manner that makes the chemical accessible to patrons of the business only with the assistance of personnel of the business.\n(b) This section does not apply to an ordinance or rule that was enacted before September 1, 1989.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 205, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1463, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (H.B. 2086), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE C. SUBSTANCE ABUSE REGULATION AND CRIMES","CHAPTER 485. ABUSABLE VOLATILE CHEMICALS","SUBCHAPTER B. SALES PERMITS AND SIGNS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.485.htm#485.018","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"9dc687555f95cdcd966b68934d960255e9b71b327dcdabc8457995dda2fac639","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-485.017","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-485.019"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}