Texas § 361.973 APPLICABILITY.

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§ 361.973 — APPLICABILITY.

Texas § 361.973

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 361.973 (2026).

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Sec. 361.973. APPLICABILITY.

(a)Except as provided by this section and Section 361.991 , this subchapter applies only to covered television equipment that is:

(1)offered for sale or sold to a consumer in this state; or

(2)used by a consumer in this state and returned for recycling.

(b)This subchapter does not apply to:

(1)computer equipment as that term is defined by Section 361.952 ;

(2)a manufacturer of a display device that is peripheral to a computer and contains a television tuner, if that manufacturer collects and recycles the device in accordance with Subchapter Y;

(3)any part of a motor vehicle, including a replacement part;

(4)a device that is functionally or physically part of or connected to another system or piece of equipment:

(A)designed and intended for use in an in

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Sec. 361.973. APPLICABILITY. (a) Except as provided by this section and Section 361.991 , this subchapter applies only to covered television equipment that is:
(1) offered for sale or sold to a consumer in this state; or
(2) used by a consumer in this state and returned for recycling.
(b) This subchapter does not apply to:
(1) computer equipment as that term is defined by Section 361.952 ;
(2) a manufacturer of a display device that is peripheral to a computer and contains a television tuner, if that manufacturer collects and recycles the device in accordance with Subchapter Y;
(3) any part of a motor vehicle, including a replacement part;
(4) a device that is functionally or physically part of or connected to another system or piece of equipment:
(A) designed and intended for use in an industrial, governmental, commercial, research and development, or medical setting, including diagnostic monitoring or control equipment; or
(B) used for security, sensing, monitoring, antiterrorism, or emergency services purposes;
(5) a device that is contained in exercise equipment intended for home use or an appliance intended for home use including a clothes washer, clothes dryer, refrigerator, refrigerator and freezer, microwave oven, conventional oven or range, dishwasher, room air conditioner, dehumidifier, and air purifier;
(6) a telephone of any type;
(7) a personal digital assistant;
(8) a global positioning system;
(9) a consumer's lease of covered television equipment or a consumer's use of covered television equipment under a lease agreement; or
(10) the sale or lease of covered television equipment to an entity when the television manufacturer and the entity enter into a contract that effectively addresses the recycling of equipment that has reached the end of its useful life.