- (a) Except as provided by this section, a sign containing an advertisement for cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products may not be located closer than 1,000 feet to a church or school.
- (b) The measurement of the distance between the sign containing an advertisement for cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products and an institution listed in Subsection (a) is from the nearest property line of the institution to a point on a street or highway closest to the sign, along street lines and in direct lines across intersections.
- (c) This section does not apply to a sign located on or in a facility owned or leased by a professional sports franchise or in a facility where professional sports events are held at least 10 times during a 12-month period.
- (d) In Subsection (c), a "facility" includes a stadium, arena, or events center and any land or property owned or leased by the professional sports franchise that is connected to or immediately contiguous to the stadium, arena, or events center.
- (e) Subsection (a) does not apply to a sign containing an advertisement for cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products that, before September 1, 1997, was located closer than 1,000 feet to a church or school but that was not located closer than 500 feet to the church or school.
- (f) A person commits an offense if the person places or authorizes the placement of a sign in violation of this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 5.02(a), eff. Aug. 30, 1993.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 209, Sec. 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2003.
Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 101 (S.B. 1316), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.