Texas § OC.351.459 - MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § OC.351.459 — MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ OC.351.459. MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT
MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT; PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) This section applies to an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist who leases space from and practices optometry or therapeutic optometry on the premises of a mercantile establishment. (b) An optometrist or therapeutic optometrist may not: (1) conduct a phase of practice as a department or concession of a mercantile establishment; or (2) display a legend or sign stating "Optical Department," "Optometrical Department," or a similar message on the premises of a mercantile establishment or in advertising. (c) An optometrist or therapeutic optometrist may not permit the optometrist's or therapeutic optometrist's name or practice to be directly or indirectly used in connection with a mercantile establishment in any manner, including in advertising, displays, or signs. (d) The credit account of a patient of an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist must be with the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist and not with the credit department of the mercantile establishment. This subsection does not prevent the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist from subsequently selling, transferring, or assigning that account. (e) Section 351.363 (a) applies to this section. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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Section OC.351.459 ("MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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