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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of certain activities on a public |
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highway or road, the right-of-way of a public highway or road, or a |
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parking lot. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 285, Transportation Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 285. COUNTY REGULATION OF ROADSIDE VENDOR AND SOLICITOR |
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[IN CERTAIN COUNTIES] |
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SECTION 2. Section 285.001, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 285.001. REGULATION OF ROADSIDE VENDOR AND |
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SOLICITOR. To promote the public safety, the commissioners court of |
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a county [with a population of more than 1.3 million] by order may |
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regulate the following in the unincorporated area of the county if |
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they occur on a public highway or road, in the right-of-way of a |
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public highway or road, or in a parking lot: |
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(1) the sale of items by a vendor of food or |
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merchandise, including live animals; |
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(2) the erection, maintenance, or placement of a |
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structure by a vendor of food or merchandise, including live |
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animals; and |
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(3) the solicitation of money. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |