Texas Health and Safety Code 751.002 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 751.002
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this chapter:
(1) “Mass gathering” means a gathering:
(A) that is held outside the limits of a municipality;
(B) that attracts or is expected to attract:
(i) more than 2,500 persons; or
(ii) more than 500 persons, if 51 percent or more of those persons may reasonably be expected to be younger than 21 years of age and it is planned or may reasonably be expected that alcoholic beverages will be sold, served, or consumed at or around the gathering; and
(C) at which the persons will remain:
(i) for more than five continuous hours; or
(ii) for any amount of time during the period beginning at 10 p.m. and ending at 4 a.m.
(2) “Person” means an individual, group of individuals, firm, corporation, partnership, or association.
(3) “Promote” includes organize, manage, finance, or hold.
(4) “Promoter” means a person who promotes a mass gathering.