Sec. 146.007. COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER AND RULES. (a) A person who owns, operates, or maintains a tattoo or body piercing studio or practices tattooing or body piercing at a temporary location shall comply with this chapter, Chapter 431, and rules adopted under this chapter and Chapter 431.
(b) The department may enforce Chapter 431 in relation to a drug, cosmetic, or device that is used in tattooing and that is not otherwise subject to that chapter as if the drug, cosmetic, or device satisfied the definitions assigned those terms under Section 431.002.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 580, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 516, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1528, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0446, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation
Chapter 146 - Tattoo and Certain Body Piercing Studios
Section 146.002. License Required
Section 146.0025. Exemptions From Licensing Requirements; Ear Piercing Establishments Exempt
Section 146.003. License Application
Section 146.004. License Term; Renewal
Section 146.0041. General Grounds for Refusal
Section 146.0042. Revocation or Suspension of License
Section 146.006. Change of Location
Section 146.007. Compliance With Chapter and Rules
Section 146.008. Aseptic Techniques
Section 146.010. Sanitation Requirements
Section 146.011. Tools and Equipment
Section 146.012. Tattoos Prohibited for Certain Persons
Section 146.0124. Body Piercing Prohibited for Certain Persons
Section 146.0125. Body Piercing Prohibited Without Parental Consent; Exception
Section 146.0126. Tongue Splitting Prohibited
Section 146.013. Maintenance of Records
Section 146.014. Report of Infection
Section 146.015. Rules; Enforcement
Section 146.017. License Denial, Suspension, or Revocation
Section 146.018. Offense; Criminal Penalty
Section 146.019. Administrative Penalty