Business Licensing & Operations in Dallas County, TX (2026)

Tex. Local Gov't Code Sec. 243.006-.007(a)

Sec. 243.006. SCOPE OF REGULATION. (a) The location of sexually oriented businesses may be: (1) restricted to particular areas; or (2) prohibited within a certain distance of a school, regular place of religious worship, residential neighborhood, or other specified land use the governing body of the municipality or county finds to be inconsistent with the operation of a sexually oriented busine...

Tex. Occ. Code Sec. 455.151(a)-(c)

Sec. 455.151. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) Unless the person is exempt from the licensing requirement, a person may not act as a massage therapist, massage school, massage therapy instructor, or massage establishment unless the person holds an appropriate license issued under this chapter. (b) Unless the person is exempt from the licensing requirement, a person may not represent that the person is a m...

Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 146.003(a)-(b)

Sec. 146.003. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) To receive a tattoo studio license, body piercing studio license, or temporary location license, a person must submit a signed, verified license application to the department on a form prescribed by the department and must submit an application fee. In addition, the person must submit evidence from the appropriate zoning officials in the municipality or co...

Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 161.087(a), (a-1)

Sec. 161.087. DISTRIBUTION OF CIGARETTES, E-CIGARETTES, OR TOBACCO PRODUCTS. (a) A person may not distribute: (1) a free sample of a cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product; or (2) a coupon or other item that the recipient may use to receive a free cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product or a sample cigarette, e-cigarette, or tobacco product. (a-1) A person may not distribute to persons y...

Tex. Occ. Code Sec. 1956.022(a)

Sec. 1956.022. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE; QUALIFICATIONS. (a) The department shall issue a certificate of registration to an applicant who: (1) applies and pays a registration fee; (2) presents any relevant evidence relating to the applicant's qualifications as required by commission rule; (3) submits a declaration describing the extent to which the applicant intends to engage in transactions inv...

Tex. Fin. Code Sec. 371.051 (Pawnshop License Required)

Sec. 371.051. PAWNSHOP LICENSE REQUIRED. A person may not engage in business as a pawnbroker unless the person holds a pawnshop license. Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Sec. 371.052. ELIGIBILITY.(a) To be eligible for a pawnshop license, an applicant must:(1) meet the net assets requirement of Section 371.072; and(2) show that:(A) the pawnshop will be operat...

Tex. Occ. Code Sec. 2308.151, 2308.153(a)

Sec. 2308.151. LICENSE OR LOCAL AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED. (a) Unless the person holds an appropriate license under this subchapter, a person may not: (1) perform towing operations; or (2) operate a towing company. (b) Unless prohibited by a local authority under Section 2308.2085, a person may: (1) perform booting operations; and (2) operate a booting company. Sec. 2308.153. INCIDENT MANAGEMENT T...