{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.002","heading":"EXCEPTION.","body":"This chapter does not apply to:\n(1) a purchase of regulated material from a public utility, a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code, a cable service provider as defined by Section 66.002, Utilities Code, a video service provider as defined by Section 66.002, Utilities Code, or a manufacturing, industrial, commercial, retail, or other seller that sells regulated material in the ordinary course of the seller's business;\n(2) a purchase of regulated material by a manufacturer whose primary business is the manufacture of iron and steel products made from melting scrap iron and scrap steel; or\n(3) the transport or hauling of recyclable materials to or from the metal recycling entity.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 1154), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1065 (H.B. 2187), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY","SUBTITLE B. PRACTICES RELATED TO HEALTH AND SAFETY","CHAPTER 1956. METAL RECYCLING ENTITIES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1956.htm#1956.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"e6b0bd0cbeba1b44b419386d75eab062fac1b4bb4aa2c511c9bdc7c0c328a870","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}