The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Artist--An actor or a model, as they are defined in the Act.
2. (2) Mother agency--A talent agency that enters into an agreement with an artist to try to find employment or representation in markets other than the state of Texas, and also enters into an agreement with an out-of-state agency to find artists for it. The mother agency collects a fee from the artist only when the artist performs work booked by the mother agency. The out-of-state agency pays the mother agency a share of the commission withheld from the artist's fees for all work performed through the out-of-state agency.
3. (3) Open model call--A model call that is advertised to the public, inviting both models and anyone desiring to become a model, and that is not limited to the models currently under contract to a talent agency.
4. (4) Talent agency location--An office or other physical location from which the talent agency operates all aspects of its operations. A location within the municipality or metropolitan area in which the talent agency is licensed which is used no more than two consecutive days during a six-month period to hold a model call is not considered a talent agency location for purposes of registration under the Act.

Source Note:The provisions of this §78.10 adopted to be effective March 1, 1994, 19 TexReg 1102; amended to be effective September 21, 1994, 19 TexReg 7097; amended to be effective December 12, 1994, 19 TexReg 9492.