{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.039","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.039","heading":"HOURS FOR PURCHASING MATERIAL.","body":"(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a county, municipality, or political subdivision may establish the hours during which a metal recycling entity may purchase regulated material.\n(b) A metal recycling entity may not purchase from the general public regulated material:\n(1) more than 15 consecutive hours in one day; or\n(2) later than 9 p.m.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 1154), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007.","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-3. PRACTICE BY CERTIFICATE HOLDERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1956.htm#1956.039","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"557b422ce24d9a783c0181e13115b50e59b80fba41732005d7926e5c3488e66d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.0382","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}