Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Occupations Code § 351.607: DISPENSING CONTACT LENSES; PENALTY.

Where this section sits in the code

OCCUPATIONS CODE
TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS
SUBTITLE F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION
CHAPTER 351. OPTOMETRISTS AND THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS
SUBCHAPTER M. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS

(a) A person commits an offense if the person dispenses a contact lens by mail or otherwise to a patient in this state without having a valid prescription signed by an optometrist, therapeutic optometrist, or licensed physician.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $1,000 for each lens dispensed. The fine is in addition to any other penalty imposed under this chapter.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

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