Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 229 - FOOD AND DRUG
Subchapter T - LICENSURE OF TANNING FACILITIES
Section 229.356 - Sanitation
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The tanning facility shall be kept clean and sanitary at all times. The interior of a tanning facility shall be maintained in good repair and in a safe, clean, sanitary condition, free from all accumulation of dirt and rubbish.
(b) The operator shall clean and properly sanitize any reusable protective eyewear before each use with a sanitizer registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). Exposure to the ultraviolet radiation produced by the tanning equipment itself is not considered a sanitizing agent.
(c) The operator shall clean and properly sanitize the body contact surfaces of a tanning device after each use with a sanitizer registered with the USEPA.
(d) A test kit or other device that accurately measures the concentration of the sanitizing solution in parts per million shall be used to measure the strength of the sanitizing solution at least once per day of tanning facility operation or more frequently as needed to ensure sufficient strength of the sanitizing solution. All measurements of the sanitizing solution shall be recorded in a log that includes the date of the measurement, the strength of the sanitizing solution measured in accordance with manufacturer's directions, and the initials of the operator responsible for measuring the strength of the sanitizing solution.
(e) The operator shall provide the customers of the tanning facility access to toilet and handwashing facilities with hot and cold running water.
(f) Each tanning facility shall provide to its customers cloth towels or disposable paper towels which may not be shared. Cloth towels must be laundered with soap or detergent after each use.
(g) Floors in rooms containing tanning devices are to be constructed of nonabsorbent, easily cleanable materials. Tanning facilities shall not include carpeting in rooms containing tanning devices.
(h) Floors are to be made dry prior to each customer's use.
(i) Dogs, cats, birds, reptiles, and other pets shall not be permitted in tanning facilities. This exclusion does not apply to guide dogs or fish in aquariums.
