Sec. 368.013.  EXEMPTIONS FOR CERTAIN WASTE HAULERS.  (a)  This subchapter does not apply to an entity that transports:
(1)  material as part of a recycling program;  or
(2)  salt water, drilling fluids, or other waste associated with the exploration, development, and production of oil, gas, or geothermal resources.
(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a county may not require a waste hauler license to be held by a waste hauler:
(1)  while transporting waste on behalf of a municipality or other governmental entity;  or
(2)  operating regularly in more than three counties.
(c)  A county may require a waste hauler who transports waste on behalf of a municipality or other governmental entity to have a waste hauler license if the hauler deposits any part of that waste in a county other than the county in which all or part of the municipality or other governmental entity is located.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.