81R4667 KJM-D
By: Laubenberg H.B. No. 1701
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of certain activities on a public
highway or road, the right-of-way of a public highway or road, or a
parking lot.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. The heading to Chapter 285, Transportation Code,
is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 285. COUNTY REGULATION OF ROADSIDE VENDOR AND SOLICITOR
[IN CERTAIN COUNTIES]
SECTION 2. Section 285.001, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 285.001. REGULATION OF ROADSIDE VENDOR AND
SOLICITOR. To promote the public safety, the commissioners court of
a county [with a population of more than 1.3 million] by order may
regulate the following in the unincorporated area of the county if
they occur on a public highway or road, in the right-of-way of a
public highway or road, or in a parking lot:
(1) the sale of items by a vendor of food or
merchandise, including live animals;
(2) the erection, maintenance, or placement of a
structure by a vendor of food or merchandise, including live
animals; and
(3) the solicitation of money.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.