Section 111.27 - General Rules for Use of the Capitol, Capitol Extension, and Capitol Grounds(a) Visitors and persons using the Capitol, Capitol extension, or Capitol grounds for any purpose are prohibited from: (1) attaching signs, banners, or other displays to a part of the Capitol or to a structure, including a fence, on the grounds of the Capitol except as approved by the board;(2) placing furniture in the Capitol or on the grounds of the Capitol for a period that exceeds 24 hours except as approved by the board;(3) setting up or placing camping equipment, shelter, tents, or related materials in the Capitol or on the grounds of the Capitol except as approved by the board for special events;(4) blocking ingress and egress: (B) into rooms or hallways within the Capitol, except as approved by the board;(5) conducting actions that pose a risk to safety;(6) smoking in the public areas of the Capitol and Capitol extension;(7) bringing balloons into the Capitol or Capitol extension; and(8) riding, leading, placing or displaying livestock, including but not limited to equine and bovine animals, except as approved by the board as part of a scheduled event, or as needed for security purposes.(b) Visitors and persons using the Capitol, Capitol extension, or Capitol grounds for any purposes shall be required to: (1) leave the Capitol when the building is closed to the public; and(2) restrain pets at all times on a leash or similar device in the immediate control of the owner while on the grounds of the Capitol, except as approved by the board. All pets except Seeing Eye dogs are not permitted in the Capitol.(c) The board may require and collect a standardized fee from a person or entity that uses the Capitol, the Capitol extension, or the grounds of the Capitol for an event, exhibit, or other scheduled activity. The fee is in an amount set by the board designed to recover the estimated direct and indirect costs to the state of the event, exhibit or activity, including the costs of labor, materials, and utilities directly or indirectly attributable to the event, exhibit, or activity. The office of the State Preservation Board shall set the amounts of fees required under this section in a uniform and nondiscriminatory manner for similar events, exhibits, or other scheduled activities.(d) Except as provided by this subsection, the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages, the possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage, or the gift of an alcoholic beverage in an open container or for on-premises consumption is prohibited in the Capitol, in the Capitol extension, and on the Capitol grounds. This prohibition does not apply to:(1) areas not under the control of the board, including offices, reception areas, and similar areas under the control of the legislature, a legislative agency, the governor, or another state officer; or(2) events of significant importance to the history of the Capitol that are conducted in areas under the control of the board and for which the office of the State Preservation Board has approved consumption of alcoholic beverages in response to a written request from the sponsor of the event that documents the importance of the event to the history of the Capitol.(e) The buildings and grounds under the authority of the board shall not be used for the commercial benefit of any individual, business, corporation, special interest group or other entity.(f) For the safety of the public, skateboarding, roller skating, roller blading, and related activities are prohibited in the building, garages, and grounds under the authority of the State Preservation Board.(g) TV satellite trucks may not park on the Capitol drive. TV transmission cables may not be brought into the Capitol or Capitol extension.13 Tex. Admin. Code § 111.27
The provisions of this §111.27 adopted to be effective April 12, 1994, 19 TexReg 2197; amended to be effective April 30, 2000, 25 TexReg 3528; amended to be effective July 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 4891; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 03, January 15, 2016, TexReg 614, eff. 1/24/2016