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Tex. Occ. Code § 351.607

DISPENSING CONTACT LENSES; PENALTY

Known as the Texas Optometry Act

The act spans §§ 351–351 (147 sections).

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

(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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.