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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the display of knives by retail establishments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 5, Business & Commerce Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 116 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 116. DISPLAY OF KNIVES IN RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS |
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Sec. 116.0001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Knife" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.01, |
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Penal Code. |
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(2) "Retail establishment" means a place of business |
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open to the general public for the sale of goods or services. |
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Sec. 116.0002. DISPLAY OF KNIVES. A retail establishment |
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that displays a knife at the establishment shall keep the knife in a |
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locked transparent case accessible only with the assistance of an |
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employee of the establishment. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |