Sec. 371.005.  REGULATORY AUTHORITY.  The legislature has exclusive authority regarding the operation of pawnshops, except for a matter delegated by this chapter to the commissioner.  The commissioner has the authority to regulate only a business practice that requires a pawnshop license.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 801, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.