81R27243 JTS-F
By: Uresti S.B. No. 2575
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the regulation of tire businesses in certain counties;
creating an offense.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 234, Local Government Code, is amended
by adding Subchapter C to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER C. BUSINESSES RELATED TO AUTOMOBILE TIRES
Sec. 234.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Mobile tire repair business" means a business
that repairs tires at any temporary location, including a roadway,
alley, parking lot, or residence.
(2) "Used tire business" means a business or
establishment at which used tires are collected, repaired,
processed, recycled, scrapped, sold, bought, or stored, including a
mobile tire repair business or a salvage yard.
Sec. 234.052. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only
to a county:
(1) with a population greater than 45,000;
(2) in which there is located an Indian reservation
under the jurisdiction of the United States government; and
(3) that is adjacent to an international border.
Sec. 234.053. LICENSE OR PERMIT REQUIRED. The
commissioners court of a county by order may require that the owner
or operator of a mobile tire repair business or used tire business
obtain a license or permit from the county before engaging in
business in the county. The commissioners court by order may
establish a fee to be paid for a license or permit.
Sec. 234.054. RULES. The commissioners court of a county
may adopt rules as necessary to administer this subchapter.
Sec. 234.055. INJUNCTION. A district or county attorney
may bring suit to enjoin the operations of a mobile tire repair
business or used tire business in violation of an order or rule
adopted under this subchapter.
Sec. 234.056. OFFENSE. A person commits an offense if the
person violates an order adopted under this subchapter. An offense
under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.