Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 1956.133. Limitation on Purchasing or Otherwise Acquiring Certain Copper or Brass Material

(A) a business that owns the copper or brass material;

(B) a public utility or common carrier;

(C) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code;

(D) a cable service provider as defined by Section 66.002, Utilities Code;

(E) a video service provider as defined by Section 66.002, Utilities Code;

(F) a manufacturing, industrial, commercial, retail, or other business that sells the material in the ordinary course of the seller's business;

(G) a carrier-for-hire acting in the course and scope of the carrier's business with a bill of lading or a contract verifying transport information;

(H) a metal recycling entity registered under this chapter acting within the course and scope of the entity's business;  or

(I) a person acting in the ordinary course of the person's business who lawfully acquires possession of the materials during the construction, remodeling, demolition, or salvage of a building or other structure in which the materials were installed or contained;  and