Texas § 1951.206 RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.

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§ 1951.206 — RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.

Texas § 1951.206

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Bluebook

Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 1951.206 (2026).

Text

Sec. 1951.206. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.

(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)Sub

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Sec. 1951.206. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (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.

Legislative 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.