Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 146.0125 — BODY PIERCING PROHIBITED WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT; EXCEPTION

HS § 146.0125Title 2. HEALTH · Part G. LICENSES AND OTHER REGULATION · Ch. 146. TATTOO AND CERTAIN BODY PIERCING STUDIOS

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(a)A person may not perform body piercing on an individual younger than 18 years of age without the consent of a parent, managing conservator, or guardian of the individual.

(b)The consent must indicate the part of the person's body that may be pierced.

(c)The consent required by Subsections (a) and (b) may be satisfied by the individual's parent or guardian:

(1)being physically present at the body piercing studio at the time the body piercing is performed;

(2)executing an affidavit stating that the person is the parent or guardian of the individual on whom the body piercing is to be performed;

(3)presenting evidence of the person's identity to the person who will perform the body piercing; and

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 516, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1226, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.