Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 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 (Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act), and rules adopted under this chapter and Chapter 431 (Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act).

(b)

The department may enforce Chapter 431 (Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) 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 (Definitions).
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.

Source: Section 146.007 — Compliance with Chapter and Rules, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­146.­htm#146.­007 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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