Sec. 146.016. INSPECTIONS. (a) The department shall inspect a tattoo or body piercing studio to determine if the studio complies with this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter.
(b) A person who owns, operates, or maintains a tattoo or body piercing studio shall allow inspection of the studio by the department at any time the studio is in operation.
(c) The department shall inform the person who owns, operates, or maintains a tattoo or body piercing studio of any violation discovered by the department under this section and shall give the person a reasonable period in which to take necessary corrective action.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 580, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 516, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
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