A person who owns, operates, or maintains a tattoo or body piercing studio and each tattooist or person who performs body piercing who works in the studio or at a temporary location shall take precautions to prevent the spread of infection, including:

1. (1) using germicidal soap to clean the hands of the tattooist or person who performs body piercing and the skin area of the client to be tattooed or pierced;
2. (2) wearing clean apparel and rubber gloves;
3. (3) using sterile tools and equipment as provided by Section 146.011; and
4. (4) keeping the tattoo or body piercing studio or temporary location in a sanitary condition.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 580, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 516, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.