Tex. Bus. & Com. Code Section 204.003
Use of Artifice to Avoid Applicability of Chapter Prohibited


(a)

A person who is in the business of recycling, shredding, or destroying returnable containers may not use an artifice to avoid the application of Section 204.002 (Requirements Applicable to Sale of Returnable Container), including documenting purchases from the same person on the same day as multiple transactions.

(b)

A person who violates this section is liable to this state for a civil penalty of $30,000 for each violation.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 4.005(a), eff. September 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 927 (H.B. 4584), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 204.003 — Use of Artifice to Avoid Applicability of Chapter Prohibited, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.­204.­htm#204.­003 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 204.003’s source at texas​.gov