{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-146.017","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 146.017","heading":"LICENSE DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION.","body":"(a) The department may refuse to issue a license or suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter if an applicant or license holder does not comply with this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter.\n(b) The refusal to issue a license, the suspension or revocation of a license, and any appeals are governed by the department's formal hearing procedures and the procedures for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code. A person may appeal a final decision of the department as provided by that chapter.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 580, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1528, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0450, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 2. HEALTH","SUBTITLE G. LICENSES AND OTHER REGULATION","CHAPTER 146. TATTOO AND CERTAIN BODY PIERCING STUDIOS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.146.htm#146.017","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"a14ed52a1035766b085a3c76c95264727481fa9977ca7fdbb89b60e5c5f56309","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-146.016","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-146.018"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}