Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 361.973
Applicability
(a)
Except as provided by this section and Section 361.991 (State Procurement Requirements), this subchapter applies only to covered television equipment that is:(1)
offered for sale or sold to a consumer in this state; or(2)
used by a consumer in this state and returned for recycling.(b)
This subchapter does not apply to:(1)
computer equipment as that term is defined by Section 361.952 (Definitions);(2)
a manufacturer of a display device that is peripheral to a computer and contains a television tuner, if that manufacturer collects and recycles the device in accordance with Subchapter Y;(3)
any part of a motor vehicle, including a replacement part;(4)
a device that is functionally or physically part of or connected to another system or piece of equipment:(A)
designed and intended for use in an industrial, governmental, commercial, research and development, or medical setting, including diagnostic monitoring or control equipment; or(B)
used for security, sensing, monitoring, antiterrorism, or emergency services purposes;(5)
a device that is contained in exercise equipment intended for home use or an appliance intended for home use including a clothes washer, clothes dryer, refrigerator, refrigerator and freezer, microwave oven, conventional oven or range, dishwasher, room air conditioner, dehumidifier, and air purifier;(6)
a telephone of any type;(7)
a personal digital assistant;(8)
a global positioning system;(9)
a consumer’s lease of covered television equipment or a consumer’s use of covered television equipment under a lease agreement; or(10)
the sale or lease of covered television equipment to an entity when the television manufacturer and the entity enter into a contract that effectively addresses the recycling of equipment that has reached the end of its useful life.
Source:
Section 361.973 — Applicability, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.361.htm#361.973 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
