Sec. 146.003.  LICENSE APPLICATION.  (a)  To receive a tattoo studio license, body piercing studio license, or temporary location license, a person must submit a signed, verified license application to the department on a form prescribed by the department and must submit an application fee.  In addition, the person must submit evidence from the appropriate zoning officials in the municipality or county in which the studio is proposed to be located that confirms that the studio is in compliance with existing zoning codes applicable to the studio.
(b)  The department may issue a license or temporary location license for a tattoo or body piercing studio after determining that the studio is in compliance with applicable statutes, rules, and zoning codes.
(c)  Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1528, Sec. 9(1), eff. September 1, 1999.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 580, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 516, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1528, Sec. 1, 9(1), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0441, eff. April 2, 2015.