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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the exemption of certain commercial weighing or |
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measuring devices from registration and inspection requirements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 13.1002, Agriculture Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.1002. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN WEIGHING OR MEASURING |
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DEVICES. Notwithstanding any other law, a commercial weighing or |
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measuring device [that is exclusively used to weigh food sold for
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immediate consumption] is exempt from this subchapter, including |
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the inspection requirements under Section 13.101 and the |
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registration requirements under Section 13.1011, if the device is |
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exclusively used to weigh food: |
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(1) sold ready for immediate consumption, regardless |
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of whether the food is consumed on the premises where the food is |
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weighed and sold; and |
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(2) not exempted from sales and use taxes under |
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Section 151.314, Tax Code. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |