Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
| Legal Citations: |
|
| Revenue Type: Cash — Business Regulation |
| Origin Date: 1993 by H.B. 1217, 73rd Leg., R.S. |
| Issue Date: 1993-09-01 |
| Revised Date: 2021-09-01 |
A person may not conduct, operate or maintain a tattoo studio or body piercing studio without a license of operation. Persons employed must pay license and renewal fees before performing tattooing or body piercing at a studio. To receive a license, a person must submit an application and fee. The executive commissioner by rule shall set license and renewal fees in amounts necessary to administer Chapter 146.
Civil penalties may be assessed up to $5,000 per day per violation (collected under revenue object 3717).
Initial fee at time of application; renewal two years from date of issuance.
Amended by H.B. 2402, 74th Leg., R.S.
S.B. 932, 76th Leg., R.S. added $5,000 civil penalty.
Amended by S.B. 61, 76th Leg., R.S.
Amended by S.B. 1317, 78th Leg., R.S.
Transferred from the Department of Health (501) to Department of State Health Services (537) by H.B. 2292, 78th Leg., R.S.
Fee collection change from annual to every two years by S.B. 219, 84th Leg., R.S. eff. 4-2-2015.
Registration fees removed by S.B. 970, 87th Leg., R.S.
| Appropriation Year | 26 |
|---|---|
| USAS Title | HEALTH REGULATION FEES |
| Receipt Category | 03 – Business Regulation |
| Receipt Type | 30 – State Service Fees |
| Object Group | 30 – Revenues |
| USAS Status | A |
| Rev/Exp Category | 01 – LICENSES, FEES, FINES, AND PENALTIES |