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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the exemption of certain commercial weighing or |
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measuring devices from registration and inspection requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 13, Agriculture Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 13.1002 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.1002. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN WEIGHING OR MEASURING |
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DEVICES. Notwithstanding any other law, a commercial weighing or |
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measuring device that is exclusively used to weigh food sold for |
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immediate consumption is exempt from this subchapter, including the |
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inspection requirements under Section 13.101 and the registration |
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requirements under Section 13.1011. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |