Texas § 146.011 TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT.

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§ 146.011 — TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT.

Texas § 146.011

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 146.011 (2026).

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Sec. 146.011. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT.

(a)A tattooist or person who performs body piercing shall use tools and equipment for tattooing or body piercing that have been properly sterilized and kept in a sterile condition.

(b)A tattooist or person who performs body piercing shall sterilize tools and equipment used on one client before using them on another client.

(c)Tools and equipment shall be sterilized by:

(1)the use of a dry heat sterilizer; or

(2)steam pressure treatment in an autoclave.

(d)All needles and instruments shall be kept in a clean, dust-tight container when not in use.

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Sec. 146.011. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT. (a) A tattooist or person who performs body piercing shall use tools and equipment for tattooing or body piercing that have been properly sterilized and kept in a sterile condition.
(b) A tattooist or person who performs body piercing shall sterilize tools and equipment used on one client before using them on another client.
(c) Tools and equipment shall be sterilized by:
(1) the use of a dry heat sterilizer; or
(2) steam pressure treatment in an autoclave.
(d) All needles and instruments shall be kept in a clean, dust-tight container when not in use.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 580, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 516, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1528, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.