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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of regulations on the purchase of |
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ammonium nitrate or ammonium nitrate material by certain |
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purchasers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 63.154, Agriculture Code, is amended by |
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amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), before [Before] |
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completing a sale of ammonium nitrate or ammonium nitrate material, |
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a person that engages in those sales shall: |
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(1) require the person making the purchase to: |
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(A) display a driver's license or other form of |
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identification containing the person's photograph; |
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(B) provide the other personal information |
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required by Subdivision (2); and |
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(C) sign for the purchase; and |
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(2) make a record of the sale, including: |
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(A) the name of the person making the purchase; |
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(B) the date of the purchase; |
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(C) the purchaser's address, date of birth, and |
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phone number; |
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(D) the form of identification the purchaser |
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presented; |
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(E) whether the purchase is being made on behalf |
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of another person; and |
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(F) the amount and brand name of the ammonium |
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nitrate or ammonium nitrate material purchased. |
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(a-1) Subsection (a) does not apply to a purchaser of |
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ammonium nitrate or ammonium nitrate material if: |
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(1) the purchaser does not take possession of the |
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ammonium nitrate or ammonium nitrate material at any time before it |
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is distributed for use as fertilizer; and |
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(2) the person who sells the ammonium nitrate or |
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ammonium nitrate material complies with the requirements of |
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Subsection (a) with respect to the person who takes possession of |
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the ammonium nitrate or ammonium nitrate material. |
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SECTION 2. Section 63.154, Agriculture Code, as amended by |
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this Act, applies only to a sale of ammonium nitrate or ammonium |
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nitrate material that is initiated on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A sale of ammonium nitrate or ammonium nitrate material |
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initiated before the effective date of this Act is covered by the |
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law in effect when the purchase was initiated, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |