1. (a) The department may not by rule restrict competitive bidding or advertising by a motor carrier except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.

2. (b) A rule to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices may not:

   1. (1) restrict the use of:

      1. (A) any medium for an advertisement;
      2. (B) a motor carrier's advertisement under a trade name; or
      3. (C) a motor carrier's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement, if the motor carrier is an individual; or
   2. (2) relate to the size or duration of an advertisement by a motor carrier.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.20(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.