Sec. 1951.206.  RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department may not adopt a rule restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person subject to regulation by the department under this chapter.
(b)  The department may adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a person subject to regulation by the department under this chapter.  A rule adopted under this subsection may not:
(1)  restrict the use of any medium for advertising;
(2)  restrict a person's personal appearance or use of a person's voice in an advertisement;
(3)  relate to the size or duration of an advertisement by a person; or
(4)  restrict a person's advertisement under a trade name.
(c)  Subsection (b)(4) does not prohibit the department from adopting a rule regulating the use of the name of a business or license holder in an advertisement for a structural pest control business.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 890 (H.B. 2458), Sec. 1.20, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 717 (H.B. 3566), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.