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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the method of payment for regulated material purchased |
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by a metal recycling entity. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1956.038(b), Occupations Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) A metal recycling entity may only [not] pay for a |
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purchase of regulated material by check mailed to the seller at the |
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address shown on the seller's personal identification document [in
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cash if:
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[(1)
the entity does not hold a certificate of
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registration under Subchapter A-2 and, if applicable, a license or
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permit required by a county, municipality, or other political
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subdivision as authorized under Section 1956.003(b); or
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[(2)
the entity has been prohibited by the department
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from paying cash under Section 1956.036(e)]. |
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SECTION 2. The following sections of the Occupations Code |
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are repealed: |
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(1) Section 1956.036(e); and |
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(2) Sections 1956.038(c) and (d). |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |