Tex. Occ. Code § 1951.206 · Subchapter E. POWERS AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT RELATING TO STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL
RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department may not adopt a rule restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person subject to regulation by the department under this chapter.
(b) The department may adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a person subject to regulation by the department under this chapter. A rule adopted under this subsection may not:
(1) restrict the use of any medium for advertising;
(2) restrict a person's personal appearance or use of a person's voice in an advertisement;
(3) relate to the size or duration of an advertisement by a person; or
(4) restrict a person's advertisement under a trade name.
(c) Subsection (b)(4) does not prohibit the department from adopting a rule regulating the use of the name of a business or license holder in an advertisement for a structural pest control business.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 890 (H.B. 2458), Sec. 1.20, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 717 (H.B. 3566), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1951.htm
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