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Texas Occupations Code § 604.057

Rules Regarding Advertising or Competitive Bidding

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(a) The advisory board may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a temporary permit or certificate holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.

(b) In adopting rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the advisory board may not include a rule that:

(1) restricts the use of any medium for advertising;

(2) restricts the use of a temporary permit or certificate holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;

(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the temporary permit or certificate holder; or

(4) restricts the temporary permit or certificate holder's advertisement under a trade name.

Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.339(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.194, eff. April 2, 2015.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 2.159, eff. September 1, 2015.