Tex.
Transp. Code Section 547.612
Restrictions on Use and Sale of Tires
(a)
A solid rubber tire used on a vehicle must have rubber on the traction surface that extends above the edge of the flange of the periphery.(b)
A person may not operate or move a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer that has a metal tire in contact with the roadway, unless:(1)
the vehicle is a farm wagon or farm trailer that has a gross weight of less than 5,000 pounds; and(2)
the owner is transporting farm products to market, for processing, or from farm to farm.(c)
A tire used on a moving vehicle may not have on its periphery a block, stud, flange, cleat, or spike or other protuberance of a material other than rubber that projects beyond the tread of the traction surface, unless the protuberance:(1)
does not injure the highway; or(2)
is a tire chain of reasonable proportion that is used as required for safety because of a condition that might cause the vehicle to skid.(d)
The Texas Transportation Commission and a local authority within its jurisdiction may issue a special permit that authorizes a person to operate a tractor or traction engine that has movable tracks with transverse corrugations on the periphery or a farm tractor or other farm machinery.(e)
A person commits an offense if the person offers for sale or sells a private passenger automobile tire that is regrooved. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $2,000.
Source:
Section 547.612 — Restrictions on Use and Sale of Tires, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.547.htm#547.612 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
