{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.104","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.104","heading":"NOTICE OF RESTRICTIONS.","body":"A metal recycling entity shall post in a conspicuous location a notice that:\n(1) is readily visible to a person selling material to the metal recycling entity;\n(2) is at least 24 inches horizontally by 18 inches vertically; and\n(3) contains the following language:\nTEXAS LAW PROHIBITS:\n1. THE SALE OF A WHOLE, FLATTENED, OR JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLE, AN APPLIANCE, OR ANY OTHER SCRAP METAL ITEM CONTAINING A LEAD-ACID BATTERY, FUEL TANK THAT HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETELY DRAINED AND RENDERED UNUSABLE, OR PCB-CONTAINING CAPACITOR; AND\n2. THE SALE OF LEAD-ACID BATTERIES, FUEL TANKS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN COMPLETELY DRAINED AND RENDERED UNUSABLE, OR PCB-CONTAINING CAPACITORS INCLUDED WITH OTHER SCRAP METALS WITHOUT OUR PRIOR WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGMENT.\nVIOLATION OF THIS LAW IS A MISDEMEANOR.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 47 (S.B. 1298), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.","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 C. RESTRICTIONS ON SALE OF CERTAIN ITEMS TO METAL RECYCLING ENTITIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1956.htm#1956.104","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"3dab411a5ae369f9544622c06d86842ba80aabc3867797737466ef95c724f8a8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.103","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}