Rules Restricting Advertising Or Competitive Bidding

Sec. 51.204. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The commission may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a license holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices. (b) The commission may not include in rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a license holder a rule that: (1) restricts the use of any advertising medium; (2) restricts the license holder's personal appearance or the use of the license holder's voice in an advertisement; (3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement; or (4) restricts the use of a trade name in advertising. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 836, Sec. 22, eff. June 14, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 816, Sec. 1.014, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.