Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 146.021 — EMERGENCY ORDERS
HS § 146.021Title 2. HEALTH · Part G. LICENSES AND OTHER REGULATION · Ch. 146. TATTOO AND CERTAIN BODY PIERCING STUDIOS
Statute text
View on source(a)The commissioner may, with or without notice or hearing, issue an emergency order relating to regulation under this chapter of a tattooist or body piercer, or to the operation of a tattoo studio or body piercing studio, if the commissioner finds:
(1)that:
(A)the operation of the tattoo studio or body piercing studio or the performance of tattooing or body piercing by the tattooist or body piercer presents an immediate and serious threat to human health; or
(B)a shooting, stabbing, or other violent act or an offense involving drugs:
(i)occurred at the tattoo studio or body piercing studio; or
(ii)involved the tattooist or body piercer; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 865 (S.B. 970), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.