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  By: Lozano, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Perry) H.B. No. 2029
         (In the Senate - Received from the House April 20, 2017;
  April 26, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on
  Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs; May 16, 2017, reported
  favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 16, 2017, sent
  to printer.)
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the exemption of certain commercial weighing or
  measuring devices from registration and inspection requirements.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 13, Agriculture Code, is
  amended by adding Section 13.1002 to read as follows:
         Sec. 13.1002.  EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN WEIGHING OR MEASURING
  DEVICES. Notwithstanding any other law, a commercial weighing or
  measuring device that is exclusively used to weigh food sold for
  immediate consumption is exempt from this subchapter, including the
  inspection requirements under Section 13.101 and the registration
  requirements under Section 13.1011.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
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