Sec. 351.607. DISPENSING CONTACT LENSES; PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person dispenses a contact lens by mail or otherwise to a patient in this state without having a valid prescription signed by an optometrist, therapeutic optometrist, or licensed physician.
(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $1,000 for each lens dispensed. The fine is in addition to any other penalty imposed under this chapter.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle F - Professions Related to Eyes and Vision
Chapter 351 - Optometrists and Therapeutic Optometrists
Subchapter M. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions
Section 351.601. Monitoring License Holder
Section 351.602. Injunction; Damages
Section 351.603. Enforcement by Attorney General or Board; Civil Penalty
Section 351.604. Deceptive Trade Practices
Section 351.605. Lessee Entitled to Remedies
Section 351.606. General Criminal Penalty