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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sale or disposal of scrap tires; providing a civil |
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penalty; creating an offense. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 547.201, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows: |
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(c) A person may not sell at retail an unsafe tire. In this |
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subsection, "unsafe tire" means a passenger or light truck tire |
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that: |
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(1) has tire tread less than one-sixteenth inch deep; |
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(2) has chunking, bumps, knots, or bulges evidencing |
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cord, ply, or tread |
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separation from the casing or other adjacent |
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material; |
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(3) has exposed tire cords or belting material as a |
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result of damage to the tire; |
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(4) has a repair to the tire in the tread shoulder, |
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sidewall, bead area, or belt edge area; |
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(5) has a puncture that has not been sealed or patched |
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on the inside with a cured rubber stem or plug that extends through |
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to the outside surface; |
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(6) does not clearly show the United States Department |
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of Transportation tire identification number located on the |
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sidewall of the tire; |
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(7) is subject to a manufacturer's safety recall; |
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(8) has a puncture larger than one-quarter inch; or |
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(9) does not otherwise meet department safety |
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standards under Section 547.101. |
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(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to a mounted tired sold |
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with a used vehicle. |
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(e) A person who violates Subsection (c) commits an offense. |
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An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor. It is an |
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affirmative defense to prosecution under this subsection that the |
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person did not have reason to know in the exercise of due care that |
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the tire was an unsafe tire. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |