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AN ACT
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relating to the sale of live animals in certain counties on a public |
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highway or road, the right-of-way of a public highway or road, or a |
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parking lot. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 285.001, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 285.001. REGULATION OF ROADSIDE VENDOR AND SOLICITOR. |
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To promote the public safety, the commissioners court of a county |
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with a population of more than 1.3 [2.2] million by order may |
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regulate the following in the unincorporated area of the county if |
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they occur on a public highway or road, [in the unincorporated area
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of the county or] in the right-of-way of a public [the] highway or |
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road, or in a parking lot: |
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(1) the sale of items by a vendor of food or |
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merchandise, including live animals; |
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(2) the erection, maintenance, or placement of a |
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structure by a vendor of food or merchandise, including live |
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animals; and |
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(3) the solicitation of money. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 254 passed the Senate on |
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March 14, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 21, 2007, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 254 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 17, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 143, |
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Nays 0, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |