{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.126","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.126","heading":"EFFECT ON LOCAL LAW.","body":"(a) Notwithstanding Section 1956.003, a county, municipality, or political subdivision of this state may not:\n(1) with respect to a catalytic converter removed from a motor vehicle, restrict the purchase, acquisition, sale, transfer, or possession of the catalytic converter by a person described by Section 1956.123; or\n(2) alter or add to the recordkeeping requirements provided by Section 1956.124.\n(b) Subsection (a) does not affect the authority of a county, municipality, or political subdivision of this state to:\n(1) issue a license or permit as provided by Section 1956.003; or\n(2) inspect a record as provided by Section 1956.125.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 269 (S.B. 224), Sec. 3.07, eff. May 29, 2023.","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-1. CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING CATALYTIC CONVERTERS REMOVED FROM MOTOR VEHICLES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1956.htm#1956.126","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"f140236893363d163207b294aadfb8cadad66a7e9b22ae60355bcaf26ca21af8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.125","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1956.127"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}