Texas Statutes
Title 13 - Sports, Amusements, and Entertainment
Subtitle D - Other Amusements and Entertainment

Section 2151.1012. Liability Insurance for Certain Other Amusement Rides - Sec. 2151.1012. LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR CERTAIN OTHER AMUSEMENT RIDES. (a)...

Section 2151.102. Inspection Requirements - Sec. 2151.102. INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS. (a) The inspection required by Section...

Section 2151.1021. Inspection Requirements for Mobile Amusement Rides - Sec. 2151.1021. INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR MOBILE AMUSEMENT RIDES. (a) The...

Section 2151.1022. Required Records of Governmental Actions - Sec. 2151.1022. REQUIRED RECORDS OF GOVERNMENTAL ACTIONS. (a) A person...

Section 2151.103. Injury Reports - Sec. 2151.103. INJURY REPORTS. (a) In this section, "medical treatment"...

Section 2151.104. Access to Rides - Sec. 2151.104. ACCESS TO RIDES. An owner or operator of...

Section 2151.105. Signage Requirements - Sec. 2151.105. SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS. (a) The commissioner shall adopt rules...

Section 2151.106. Minimum Standards - Sec. 2151.106. MINIMUM STANDARDS. (a) An amusement ride covered by...

Section 2151.107. Exception for Certain Challenge Courses Meeting Insurance Requirement - Sec. 2151.107. EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN CHALLENGE COURSES MEETING INSURANCE REQUIREMENT....

Subchapter D. Enforcement Provisions

Section 2151.151. Injunction - Sec. 2151.151. INJUNCTION. The district attorney of a county in...

Section 2151.152. Other Enforcement Actions - Sec. 2151.152. OTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS. (a) A municipal, county, or...

Section 2151.1525. Prohibition of Amusement Ride Operation - Sec. 2151.1525. PROHIBITION OF AMUSEMENT RIDE OPERATION. (a) Except as...

Section 2151.1526. Prohibition of Mobile Amusement Ride Operation - Sec. 2151.1526. PROHIBITION OF MOBILE AMUSEMENT RIDE OPERATION. (a) Except...

Section 2151.1527. Relief From Prohibition Order - Sec. 2151.1527. RELIEF FROM PROHIBITION ORDER. The owner or operator...

Section 2151.153. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 2151.153. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A person commits an offense...

Chapter 2153 - Coin-Operated Machines

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 2153.001. Purpose - Sec. 2153.001. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to...

Section 2153.002. Definitions - Sec. 2153.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Coin-operated machine" means...

Section 2153.003. Construction of Chapter Consistent With Other Law - Sec. 2153.003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER CONSISTENT WITH OTHER LAW. This...

Section 2153.004. Exempt Machines - Sec. 2153.004. EXEMPT MACHINES. This chapter does not apply to:...

Section 2153.005. Exempt Corporations and Associations - Sec. 2153.005. EXEMPT CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS. (a) A corporation or...

Section 2153.006. Private Ownership Exempt - Sec. 2153.006. PRIVATE OWNERSHIP EXEMPT. An individual who owns a...

Section 2153.007. Exempt Common Carriers - Sec. 2153.007. EXEMPT COMMON CARRIERS. A person subject to regulation...

Section 2153.008. Exempt Owners or Exhibitors - Sec. 2153.008. EXEMPT OWNERS OR EXHIBITORS. A person who owns...

Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Comptroller

Section 2153.051. General Duties of Comptroller - Sec. 2153.051. GENERAL DUTIES OF COMPTROLLER. (a) The comptroller shall...

Section 2153.052. Rulemaking Authority - Sec. 2153.052. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. The comptroller may adopt rules necessary...

Section 2153.053. Disciplinary Authority - Sec. 2153.053. DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY. (a) The comptroller may: (1) conduct...

Section 2153.054. Records of Complaints - Sec. 2153.054. RECORDS OF COMPLAINTS. (a) The comptroller shall maintain...

Section 2153.055. Public Interest Information - Sec. 2153.055. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The comptroller shall prepare...

Section 2153.056. Delegation Authorized - Sec. 2153.056. DELEGATION AUTHORIZED. The comptroller may delegate to an...

Section 2153.057. Interagency Cooperation - Sec. 2153.057. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION. (a) The comptroller shall use all...

Section 2153.058. Deposit of Revenue - Sec. 2153.058. DEPOSIT OF REVENUE. Except as provided by Section...

Subchapter C. Confidentiality of Certain Information

Section 2153.101. Information From License Application - Sec. 2153.101. INFORMATION FROM LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) Except as provided...

Section 2153.102. Information Made Available to Comptroller - Sec. 2153.102. INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE TO COMPTROLLER. Except for information...

Subchapter D. License or Registration

Section 2153.151. License or Registration Required - Sec. 2153.151. LICENSE OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Except as otherwise provided...

Section 2153.152. Types of Licenses - Sec. 2153.152. TYPES OF LICENSES. (a) A license applicant may...

Section 2153.153. License Application Requirements - Sec. 2153.153. LICENSE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) A license applicant must...

Section 2153.154. License Fee - Sec. 2153.154. LICENSE FEE. (a) The annual fee for a...

Section 2153.155. Terms of License - Sec. 2153.155. TERMS OF LICENSE. A license issued under this...

Section 2153.156. Registration Certificate Required - Sec. 2153.156. REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. (a) A person who is...

Section 2153.157. Registration Certificate Application Requirements - Sec. 2153.157. REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS. To obtain a registration...

Section 2153.158. Contents of Registration Certificate - Sec. 2153.158. CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE. A registration certificate must:...

Section 2153.159. Display of License or Certificate - Sec. 2153.159. DISPLAY OF LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE. (a) A license...

Section 2153.160. Relocation of Machine - Sec. 2153.160. RELOCATION OF MACHINE. A registration certificate holder shall...

Section 2153.161. Expiration of License or Registration - Sec. 2153.161. EXPIRATION OF LICENSE OR REGISTRATION. (a) A license...

Section 2153.162. License and Registration Renewal - Sec. 2153.162. LICENSE AND REGISTRATION RENEWAL. (a) A license or...

Section 2153.163. Extension of Certain Licenses - Sec. 2153.163. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN LICENSES. (a) Except for good...

Subchapter E. Provisions Relating to Transaction of Business

Section 2153.201. Required Owner Records - Sec. 2153.201. REQUIRED OWNER RECORDS. (a) An owner shall maintain...

Section 2153.202. Required License Holder Records and Reporting - Sec. 2153.202. REQUIRED LICENSE HOLDER RECORDS AND REPORTING. (a) A...

Section 2153.203. Record of Credit Transaction - Sec. 2153.203. RECORD OF CREDIT TRANSACTION. (a) A license holder...

Section 2153.204. Required Contract Provision - Sec. 2153.204. REQUIRED CONTRACT PROVISION. A written contract between an...

Section 2153.205. Reimbursement for Taxes and Fees - Sec. 2153.205. REIMBURSEMENT FOR TAXES AND FEES. (a) The first...

Subchapter F. Credit Transactions

Section 2153.252. Authorized Credit Extensions - Sec. 2153.252. AUTHORIZED CREDIT EXTENSIONS. A license holder may extend...

Section 2153.254. Written Agreement Required - Sec. 2153.254. WRITTEN AGREEMENT REQUIRED. A license holder may extend...

Section 2153.255. Consideration - Sec. 2153.255. CONSIDERATION. (a) In this section, "consideration" includes costs...

Section 2153.258. Criminal Offense; Violation of Subchapter - Sec. 2153.258. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; VIOLATION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) A person...

Subchapter G. License and Registration Denial and Disciplinary Proceedings

Section 2153.301. Definition - Sec. 2153.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "applicant," "license holder," or...

Section 2153.302. Mandatory Denial of General Business License - Sec. 2153.302. MANDATORY DENIAL OF GENERAL BUSINESS LICENSE. The comptroller...

Section 2153.303. Mandatory Denial of License for Failure to Comply With Certain Provisions - Sec. 2153.303. MANDATORY DENIAL OF LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY...

Section 2153.304. Mandatory Disciplinary Action Based on Nonpayment - Sec. 2153.304. MANDATORY DISCIPLINARY ACTION BASED ON NONPAYMENT. The comptroller...

Section 2153.305. Discretionary Disciplinary Action - Sec. 2153.305. DISCRETIONARY DISCIPLINARY ACTION. (a) The comptroller may refuse...

Section 2153.306. Determination Hearing - Sec. 2153.306. DETERMINATION HEARING. (a) An applicant for a license...

Section 2153.307. Judicial Review - Sec. 2153.307. JUDICIAL REVIEW. A person affected by a decision...

Subchapter H. Penalties and Enforcement Provisions

Section 2153.351. Consent to Entry - Sec. 2153.351. CONSENT TO ENTRY. Acceptance of a license or...

Section 2153.352. Sealing of Machines - Sec. 2153.352. SEALING OF MACHINES. (a) The comptroller or an...

Section 2153.353. Injunction - Sec. 2153.353. INJUNCTION. (a) The attorney general may commence an...

Section 2153.354. Civil Penalty - Sec. 2153.354. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The comptroller may assess a...

Section 2153.355. Criminal Offense; General Violations - Sec. 2153.355. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; GENERAL VIOLATIONS. (a) A person commits...

Section 2153.356. Criminal Offense; Operating Without a License or Registration Certificate - Sec. 2153.356. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; OPERATING WITHOUT A LICENSE OR REGISTRATION...

Section 2153.357. Criminal Offense; Obtaining a License by Fraud - Sec. 2153.357. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; OBTAINING A LICENSE BY FRAUD. (a)...

Section 2153.358. Criminal Offense; Failure to Report or Provide Information - Sec. 2153.358. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; FAILURE TO REPORT OR PROVIDE INFORMATION....

Section 2153.359. Criminal Offense; Prohibited Transactions - Sec. 2153.359. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS. (a) A person commits...

Section 2153.360. Criminal Offense; Removal of Tax Permit - Sec. 2153.360. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; REMOVAL OF TAX PERMIT. (a) A...

Section 2153.361. Criminal Offense; Sealed Machines - Sec. 2153.361. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; SEALED MACHINES. (a) A person commits...

Section 2153.362. Criminal Offense; Disclosure of Confidential Information - Sec. 2153.362. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. (a) An...

Subchapter I. State Occupation Tax

Section 2153.401. Imposition of Tax - Sec. 2153.401. IMPOSITION OF TAX. (a) An occupation tax is...

Section 2153.402. Exemption - Sec. 2153.402. EXEMPTION. The tax imposed under this subchapter does...

Section 2153.403. Prorated Tax - Sec. 2153.403. PRORATED TAX. The tax on a coin-operated machine...

Section 2153.404. Collection - Sec. 2153.404. COLLECTION. (a) The comptroller shall collect the tax....

Section 2153.405. Refund or Credit Prohibited - Sec. 2153.405. REFUND OR CREDIT PROHIBITED. The comptroller may not...

Section 2153.406. Tax Permit - Sec. 2153.406. TAX PERMIT. (a) The comptroller shall issue a...

Section 2153.407. Applicability of Tax Code - Sec. 2153.407. APPLICABILITY OF TAX CODE. Subtitle B, Title 2,...

Subchapter J. County and Municipal Regulation

Section 2153.451. Imposition of Occupation Tax Authorized - Sec. 2153.451. IMPOSITION OF OCCUPATION TAX AUTHORIZED. (a) A county...

Section 2153.452. Zoning - Sec. 2153.452. ZONING. (a) For purposes of zoning, a political...

Section 2153.453. Sealing Authorized; Release Fee - Sec. 2153.453. SEALING AUTHORIZED; RELEASE FEE. A county or municipality...

Chapter 2154 - Regulation of Fireworks and Fireworks Displays

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 2154.001. Definitions - Sec. 2154.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commissioner" means the...

Section 2154.002. Exemptions - Sec. 2154.002. EXEMPTIONS. This chapter does not apply to: (1)...

Section 2154.003. Permissible Fireworks - Sec. 2154.003. PERMISSIBLE FIREWORKS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 2154.004. Effect of Chapter on Local Regulation - Sec. 2154.004. EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON LOCAL REGULATION. (a) A...

Subchapter B. Commissioner's Powers and Duties

Section 2154.051. Commissioner's Powers and Duties - Sec. 2154.051. COMMISSIONER'S POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The commissioner shall:...

Section 2154.052. Rules - Sec. 2154.052. RULES. (a) The commissioner: (1) shall administer this...

Section 2154.053. Rules Restricting Advertising or Competitive Bidding - Sec. 2154.053. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The...

Section 2154.055. Fireworks Safety and Education Program - Sec. 2154.055. FIREWORKS SAFETY AND EDUCATION PROGRAM. (a) The commissioner...

Subchapter C. License Requirements

Section 2154.101. General Requirements - Sec. 2154.101. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) A person must obtain an...

Section 2154.102. Waiver of Examination Requirement - Sec. 2154.102. WAIVER OF EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT. The commissioner may waive...

Section 2154.1025. State Fire Marshal's Authority Regarding Examinations; Rules - Sec. 2154.1025. STATE FIRE MARSHAL'S AUTHORITY REGARDING EXAMINATIONS; RULES. (a)...

Section 2154.1026. Use of Testing Service for Examination - Sec. 2154.1026. USE OF TESTING SERVICE FOR EXAMINATION. (a) If...

Section 2154.103. Examination Results - Sec. 2154.103. EXAMINATION RESULTS. (a) The state fire marshal shall...

Section 2154.104. Duplicate License; License Changes - Sec. 2154.104. DUPLICATE LICENSE; LICENSE CHANGES. A person must be...

Section 2154.105. License Expiration Date - Sec. 2154.105. LICENSE EXPIRATION DATE. (a) The commissioner by rule...

Section 2154.106. License Renewal - Sec. 2154.106. LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) A license holder may renew...

Subchapter D. Types of Licenses

Section 2154.151. Manufacturer's License - Sec. 2154.151. MANUFACTURER'S LICENSE. (a) A person manufacturing, storing, possessing,...

Section 2154.152. Distributor's License - Sec. 2154.152. DISTRIBUTOR'S LICENSE. (a) A person must be a...

Section 2154.153. Jobber's License - Sec. 2154.153. JOBBER'S LICENSE. (a) A person must be a...

Section 2154.154. Pyrotechnic Operator's License - Sec. 2154.154. PYROTECHNIC OPERATOR'S LICENSE. (a) A person must be...

Section 2154.155. Pyrotechnic Special Effects Operator's License - Sec. 2154.155. PYROTECHNIC SPECIAL EFFECTS OPERATOR'S LICENSE. (a) A person...

Section 2154.156. Flame Effects Operator's License - Sec. 2154.156. FLAME EFFECTS OPERATOR'S LICENSE. (a) A person must...

Subchapter E. Permit Requirements

Section 2154.201. General Requirements - Sec. 2154.201. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) A person who is younger...

Section 2154.202. Retail Fireworks Permit - Sec. 2154.202. RETAIL FIREWORKS PERMIT. (a) A person selling fireworks...

Section 2154.2025. Inspection of Retail Fireworks Sites - Sec. 2154.2025. INSPECTION OF RETAIL FIREWORKS SITES. (a) In this...

Section 2154.204. Public Display Permit - Sec. 2154.204. PUBLIC DISPLAY PERMIT. (a) The commissioner shall set...

Section 2154.205. Insurance Requirement for Public Display Permit - Sec. 2154.205. INSURANCE REQUIREMENT FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY PERMIT. (a) In...

Section 2154.206. Inspection of Public Fireworks Display - Sec. 2154.206. INSPECTION OF PUBLIC FIREWORKS DISPLAY. (a) In this...

Section 2154.207. Insurance Requirement - Sec. 2154.207. INSURANCE REQUIREMENT. (a) In addition to any other...

Subchapter E. -1. Indoor Retail Fireworks Sites

Section 2154.221. Fireworks Sales Building - Sec. 2154.221. FIREWORKS SALES BUILDING. The fireworks sales building of...

Section 2154.222. Sales Display Area - Sec. 2154.222. SALES DISPLAY AREA. The sales display area of...

Section 2154.223. Office Area Exemption - Sec. 2154.223. OFFICE AREA EXEMPTION. The commissioner may exempt the...

Subchapter F. Prohibited Acts

Section 2154.251. Prohibited Use of Fireworks - Sec. 2154.251. PROHIBITED USE OF FIREWORKS. (a) A person may...

Section 2154.252. Certain Sales of Fireworks Prohibited - Sec. 2154.252. CERTAIN SALES OF FIREWORKS PROHIBITED. (a) Unless the...

Section 2154.253. Use of Flame Effects or Pyrotechnics - Sec. 2154.253. USE OF FLAME EFFECTS OR PYROTECHNICS. (a) Definitions....

Section 2154.254. Employment of Minors - Sec. 2154.254. EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS. (a) Except as provided by...

Subchapter G. Disciplinary Actions; Penalties

Section 2154.301. Disciplinary Powers of Commissioner - Sec. 2154.301. DISCIPLINARY POWERS OF COMMISSIONER. (a) The commissioner may,...

Section 2154.302. Disciplinary Hearing - Sec. 2154.302. DISCIPLINARY HEARING. (a) If the state fire marshal...

Section 2154.303. Penalties - Sec. 2154.303. PENALTIES. (a) A person commits an offense if...

Section 2154.304. Seizure of Illegal Fireworks - Sec. 2154.304. SEIZURE OF ILLEGAL FIREWORKS. (a) The state fire...

Chapter 2155 - Hotels and Boardinghouses

Subchapter A. Notification of Lodging Rates

Section 2155.001. Room Rate Information - Sec. 2155.001. ROOM RATE INFORMATION. (a) A hotel owner or...

Section 2155.002. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 2155.002. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A hotel owner or keeper...

Subchapter B. Liability for Personal Property on Premises

Section 2155.051. Definition - Sec. 2155.051. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "hotel" means a business,...

Section 2155.052. Liability for Valuables - Sec. 2155.052. LIABILITY FOR VALUABLES. (a) This section applies only...

Section 2155.053. Gratuitous Bailee - Sec. 2155.053. GRATUITOUS BAILEE. (a) A hotel, apartment hotel, or...

Subchapter C. Firearms Policy

Section 2155.101. Definition - Sec. 2155.101. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "hotel" means a hotel,...

Section 2155.102. Applicability of Subchapter - Sec. 2155.102. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to...

Section 2155.1025. Firearms Policy - Sec. 2155.1025. FIREARMS POLICY. (a) Unless possession of a handgun...

Section 2155.103. Notice Regarding Firearms Policy - Sec. 2155.103. NOTICE REGARDING FIREARMS POLICY. (a) A hotel shall...

Chapter 2156 - Theaters

Section 2156.001. Definition - Sec. 2156.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "theater" means a building...

Section 2156.002. Other Regulation Permitted - Sec. 2156.002. OTHER REGULATION PERMITTED. A theater may be regulated...

Section 2156.003. Rights of Theater Owners - Sec. 2156.003. RIGHTS OF THEATER OWNERS. A theater owner or...

Section 2156.004. Recordkeeping; Offense - Sec. 2156.004. RECORDKEEPING; OFFENSE. (a) A person in charge of...

Section 2156.005. Discrimination Against Reputable Productions; Offense - Sec. 2156.005. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST REPUTABLE PRODUCTIONS; OFFENSE. (a) A person...

Section 2156.006. Forfeiture of Lease - Sec. 2156.006. FORFEITURE OF LEASE. A theater's lessee or a...

Chapter 2157 - Regulation of Motion Picture Theaters

Section 2157.001. Interpretation of Contracts - Sec. 2157.001. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS. An agreement relating to the...

Section 2157.002. Venue for Certain Suits - Sec. 2157.002. VENUE FOR CERTAIN SUITS. (a) Venue of a...

Section 2157.003. Reports on Theater Attendance - Sec. 2157.003. REPORTS ON THEATER ATTENDANCE. (a) A private or...

Chapter 2158 - Special Event Parking Charge Limitation

Section 2158.001. Definitions - Sec. 2158.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Institution of higher...

Section 2158.002. Limitation of Parking Charge in Connection With Special Event - Sec. 2158.002. LIMITATION OF PARKING CHARGE IN CONNECTION WITH SPECIAL...

Section 2158.003. Criminal Offense - Sec. 2158.003. CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense...

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Texas Statutes Title 13 - Sports, Amusements, and Entertainment Subtitle D - Other Amusements and Entertainment

Texas Statutes
Title 13 - Sports, Amusements, and Entertainment
Subtitle D - Other Amusements and Entertainment