87R9908 SRA-D
By: Herrero H.B. No. 4415
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the display of knives by retail establishments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 5, Business & Commerce Code, is
amended by adding Chapter 116 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 116. DISPLAY OF KNIVES IN RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS
Sec. 116.0001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Knife" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.01,
Penal Code.
(2) "Retail establishment" means a place of business
open to the general public for the sale of goods or services.
Sec. 116.0002. DISPLAY OF KNIVES. A retail establishment
that displays a knife at the establishment shall keep the knife in a
locked transparent case accessible only with the assistance of an
employee of the establishment.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.