Exemptions From Licensing Requirements; Ear Piercing Establishments Exempt

Sec. 146.0025. EXEMPTIONS FROM LICENSING REQUIREMENTS; EAR PIERCING ESTABLISHMENTS EXEMPT. (a) This chapter does not apply to: (1) a medical facility licensed under other law; (2) an office or clinic of a person licensed by the Texas Medical Board; (3) a person who performs only ear piercing; or (4) a facility in which only ear piercing is performed. (b) A person who conducts, operates, or maintains a facility, office, or clinic described by Subsection (a)(1), (2), or (4) is not required to obtain a license under this chapter to operate that facility. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 516, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0440, eff. April 2, 2015.