1. (a) A person commits an offense if the person operates or permits to be operated on a public highway a motor vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, or tractor equipped with:

   1. (1) solid rubber tires less than one inch in thickness at any point from the surface to the rim; or
   2. (2) pneumatic tires, one or more of which has been removed.
2. (b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.