Sec. 143.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Employer" means a person who, directly, indirectly, or through an employee, agent, independent contractor, or any other person, delivers to another person materials for articles that are:
(A) to be manufactured in a home and returned to the employer; and
(B) not for the personal use of the employer or a member of the employer's family.
(2) "Home" means a room, house, apartment, or other premises, whichever is most extensive, that is used in whole or in part as a dwelling.
(3) "Industrial homework" means the manufacture, in a home, of articles for an employer.
(4) "Manufacture" includes preparation, alteration, repair, or finishing, in whole or in part, for profit or compensation.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation
Chapter 143 - Industrial Homework
Section 143.002. Employer's Permit Required
Section 143.003. Employer's Permit Application and Issuance; Term
Section 143.004. Suspension or Revocation of Employer's Permit
Section 143.005. Homeworker's Certificate Required
Section 143.006. Homeworker's Certificate Application and Issuance; Term
Section 143.007. Suspension or Revocation of Homeworker's Certificate
Section 143.008. Prohibition on Issuance of Permit or Certificate
Section 143.009. Order Prohibiting Certain Industrial Homework; Hearing
Section 143.010. General Powers and Duties of Board
Section 143.011. Prohibition on Certain Deliveries by Employer
Section 143.012. Record Requirements; Investigation
Section 143.013. Label Requirement
Section 143.014. Disposition of Unlawfully Manufactured Articles