Sec. 13.001. DEFINITIONS. (a) In this chapter:
(1) "Commercial weighing or measuring device" means a weighing or measuring device used in a commercial transaction.
Subdivision (1-a) was repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 10, eff. June 14, 2019.
(1-a) "Motor fuel metering device" means a commercial weighing or measuring device used for motor fuel sales with a maximum flow rate of 20 gallons per minute or less.
(2) "Operator" or "user" means a person in possession or control of a weighing or measuring device.
(3) "Sell" includes barter or exchange.
(4) "Weighing or measuring device" means a scale or a mechanical or electronic device used to dispense or deliver a commodity by weight, volume, flow rate, or other measure or to compute the charge for a service.
(5) "Weight or measure of a commodity" means the weight or measure of a commodity as determined by a weighing or measuring device.
(b) A reference to the weight of a commodity in this chapter is a reference to the net weight of the commodity.
Text of subsection effective on September 01, 2020
(c) In this chapter, "commodity" does not include motor fuel.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1022, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 43 (H.B. 760), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 913 (H.B. 2925), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.01, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 841 (H.B. 2174), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2020.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1219 (S.B. 2119), Sec. 10(1), eff. September 1, 2020.
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