Texas § HR.43.0055 - COMPETITIVE BIDDING OR ADVERTISING RULES

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§ HR.43.0055. COMPETITIVE BIDDING OR ADVERTISING RULES

COMPETITIVE BIDDING OR ADVERTISING RULES. (a) The executive commissioner may not adopt rules restricting competitive bidding or advertising by a license holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices. (b) Rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices may not include a rule that: (1) restricts the use of any medium for advertising; (2) restricts the use of a license holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement; (3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the license holder; or (4) restricts the license holder's advertisement under a trade name. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1022, Sec. 45, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 4.249, eff. April 2, 2015.

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