Sec. 151.305.  COIN-OPERATED MACHINE SALES.  (a)  The following tangible personal property sold through a coin-operated bulk vending machine for a total consideration of 50 cents or less is exempt from the taxes imposed by this chapter:
(1)  food or candy, other than beverages;
(2)  chewing gum;  or
(3)  toys and other items designed primarily to be used or played with by children.
(b)  In this section, "bulk vending machine" means a vending machine that contains unsorted items and that dispenses at random an item or approximately equal quantities of items to the customer without selection of a particular item or type of item by the customer.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 898, Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 1999.