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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to signage displayed by a retail fireworks permit holder |
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in certain populous counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 2154, |
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Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER E. PERMIT REQUIREMENTS AND REGULATIONS |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 2154, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 2154.2021 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 2154.2021. SIGNAGE DISPLAYED BY RETAIL FIREWORKS |
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PERMIT HOLDER. (a) A retail fireworks permit holder whose retail |
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fireworks site is located in a county with a population of 100,000 |
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or more shall prominently display at the site a warning sign that |
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includes language identical to the following: "State Law: |
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Firework use prohibited within city limits." |
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(b) The sign must be: |
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(1) written in English in letters at least one inch in |
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height; and |
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(2) displayed at the point of sale in the permit |
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holder's retail fireworks site. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |