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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 2. HEALTH |
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Subtitle G. LICENSES |
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Chapter 145. TANNING FACILITIES |
Sec. 145.009. LICENSES
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(a) A person may not operate a tanning facility unless the person holds a license issued by the department to operate the facility. Unless revoked or suspended, a license is valid until the first anniversary of the date the license was issued. A separate license is required for each tanning facility.
(b) The license shall be displayed in an open public area of the tanning facility.
(c) The board annually shall renew licenses after application for renewal is made on forms provided by the department for this purpose and after receipt of renewal fees.
(d) The department by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the year. As part of this system the license fees and the annual renewal fees may be prorated on a monthly basis to reflect the actual number of months the license is valid.
(e) The department may revoke, suspend, suspend on an emergency basis, or probate by an emergency order of the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee a license to operate a tanning facility for:
(1) a failure to pay a license fee or an annual renewal fee for a license;
(2) an applicant's acquisition or attempted acquisition of a license by fraud or deception;
(3) a violation of this chapter;
(4) a violation of a rule of the department adopted under this chapter; or
(5) a violation of an order issued under this chapter.
(f) A license issued under this chapter shall be returned to the department if the tanning facility:
(1) ceases to operate as a business permanently;
(2) changes the ownership of the tanning facility;
(3) changes the location of the tanning facility; or
(4) changes the name of the business under which the tanning facility operates.