By:  Hegar                                                        H.B. No. 2382



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the frequency of Texas Department of Agriculture 
weights and measures testing.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 13.101(a), Agriculture Code, is amended 
to read as follows:
	Sec. 13.101.  Required Inspection.  (a)  At least once 
every four [three] years, or more often as required by the 
department, a weight or measure shall be inspected and tested for 
correctness by a sealer if it:
		(1)  is kept for sale, sold, or used by a proprietor, 
agent, lessee, or employee in proving the weight or measure, 
including the size, quantity, extent, or area, of any item; or
		(2)  is purchased, offered, or submitted by a 
proprietor, agent, lessee, or employee for sale, hire, or award.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.