Section 547.612 - Restrictions on Use and Sale of Tires(a) A solid rubber tire used on a vehicle must have rubber on the traction surface that extends above the edge of the flange of the periphery.(b) A person may not operate or move a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer that has a metal tire in contact with the roadway, unless:(1) the vehicle is a farm wagon or farm trailer that has a gross weight of less than 5,000 pounds; and(2) the owner is transporting farm products to market, for processing, or from farm to farm.(c) A tire used on a moving vehicle may not have on its periphery a block, stud, flange, cleat, or spike or other protuberance of a material other than rubber that projects beyond the tread of the traction surface, unless the protuberance: (1) does not injure the highway; or(2) is a tire chain of reasonable proportion that is used as required for safety because of a condition that might cause the vehicle to skid.(d) The Texas Transportation Commission and a local authority within its jurisdiction may issue a special permit that authorizes a person to operate a tractor or traction engine that has movable tracks with transverse corrugations on the periphery or a farm tractor or other farm machinery.(e) A person commits an offense if the person offers for sale or sells a private passenger automobile tire that is regrooved. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $500 or more than $2,000.Tex. Transp. Code § 547.612
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.