Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 2153.008

  • 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

A person who owns or exhibits a coin-operated machine is exempt from the licensing and recordkeeping requirements of this chapter if the person:
(1) operates or exhibits the coin-operated machine only on premises occupied by the person and in connection with the person’s business;
(2) does not own a coin-operated machine subject to the tax imposed under this chapter and located on the business premises of another person; and
(3) does not have a direct or indirect financial interest in the music or skill or pleasure coin-operated machine industry, except for ownership of the coin-operated machine operated or exhibited on premises occupied by the person.