(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.

Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 146.011

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(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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