LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE

TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY

CHAPTER 215. MUNICIPAL REGULATION OF BUSINESSES AND OCCUPATIONS

SUBCHAPTER A. REGULATION BY MUNICIPALITIES IN GENERAL

Sec. 215.002.  MOTOR VEHICLES AND ACCESSORIES.  (a)  A municipality by ordinance may license and otherwise regulate persons engaged primarily or incidentally in the sale or exchange of motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts or accessories within the limits of the municipality.
(b)  A municipality may prescribe penalties for the violation of the ordinance.
(c)  Any money collected under the ordinance may be used by the municipality only for the enforcement of the ordinance and any other laws regulating the sale, exchange, or theft of motor vehicles or motor vehicle parts or accessories.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 87(l), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.