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AN ACT
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relating to the certification of the state's primary standards of |
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weights and measures. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.113(b), Agriculture Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(b) The department shall maintain the primary [official] |
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standards in a safe and suitable place in the offices of the |
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department. The standards may not be moved except for repairs or |
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certification. The department shall maintain the standards in good |
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order and shall submit them to the National Institute of Standards |
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and Technology or to a laboratory approved by the National |
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Institute of Standards and Technology for certification at least |
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once each 10 years. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1527 was passed by the House on April |
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14, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1527 was passed by the Senate on May |
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10, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0 |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |