Tex. Health and Safety Code § 146.011
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 146.011, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 146.011. TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) A tattooist or person who performs body piercing shall use tools and equipment for tattooing or body piercing that have been properly sterilized and kept in a sterile condition.
(b) A tattooist or person who performs body piercing shall sterilize tools and equipment used on one client before using them on another client.
(c) Tools and equipment shall be sterilized by:
(1) the use of a dry heat sterilizer; or
(2) steam pressure treatment in an autoclave.
(d) All needles and instruments shall be kept in a clean, dust-tight container when not in use.
(b) A tattooist or person who performs body piercing shall sterilize tools and equipment used on one client before using them on another client.
(c) Tools and equipment shall be sterilized by:
(1) the use of a dry heat sterilizer; or
(2) steam pressure treatment in an autoclave.
(d) All needles and instruments shall be kept in a clean, dust-tight container when not in use.
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