Sec. 145.0096. CERTAIN ADVERTISING PROHIBITED. (a) This section applies only to a business that:
(1) is operated under a license or permit as a sexually oriented business issued in accordance with Section 243.007, Local Government Code; or
(2) offers, as its primary business, a service or the sale, rental, or exhibition of a device or other item that is intended to provide sexual stimulation or sexual gratification to a customer.
(a-1) A business to which this section applies may not use the word "tan" or "tanning" in a sign or any other form of advertising.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (a-1). Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
(c) If it is shown on the trial of an offense under Subsection (b) that the person has previously been convicted of an offense under that subsection, the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 684, Sec. 7, eff. June 15, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 3.014, eff. September 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation
Chapter 145 - Tanning Facilities
Section 145.004. Compliance With Law
Section 145.005. Customer Notice; Liability
Section 145.006. Warning Signs
Section 145.007. Prohibited Claims About Safety
Section 145.008. Operational Requirements
Section 145.0096. Certain Advertising Prohibited
Section 145.011. Access to Records
Section 145.0121. Civil Penalty; Injunction