(a) Peace officers as listed in §2.12 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and security officers commissioned by the Texas Private Security Board who are trained and certified to carry a firearm on duty may have firearms and ammunition on the premises of the operation.
(b) For all other persons, firearms, hunting knives, bows and arrows, and other weapons are prohibited on the premises of the operation, unless the operation is also your home and except as allowed under subsection (e) of this section. This prohibition does not apply to personal vehicles.
(c) Firearms, hunting knives, bows and arrows, and other weapons kept on the premises of an operation located in your home must remain in a locked cabinet inaccessible to children during your hours of operation.
(d) Ammunition must be kept in a separate locked cabinet and inaccessible to children during your hours of operation.
(e) If your operation uses specialized equipment or weapons that are fundamental to teaching a skill, talent, ability, expertise, or proficiency that is the goal of skill instruction or training that is a core component of your operation's program, such as batons and sticks used in martial arts programs:
  (1) The equipment must be used according to manufacturer's instructions and supervised by trained personnel;
  (2) The safety practices employed by the operation and the risks associated with the use of the equipment must be outlined in your policies and procedures; and
  (3) Parents must provide written consent before children may use the equipment. Written consent must be kept on file at the operation in the child's record and available for review by Licensing during your hours of operation.

Source Note: The provisions of this §744.2607 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1779; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909