This subchapter does not apply to crafted precious metal:

1. (1) acquired as surplus property from the United States, a state, a subdivision of a state, or a municipal corporation; or

2. (2) reported by a dealer as an acquisition or a purchase, or reported as destroyed or otherwise disposed of, to:

   1. (A) a state agency under another law of this state; or
   2. (B) a municipal or county office or agency under another law of this state or a municipal ordinance.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.