§ 8-246. Definitions.

The following definitions shall apply in the interpretation and the enforcement of this article:

Building official. The Chief of Police for the City of Diboll, or his/her designee.

Operator. An owner of a tanning facility or an agent of an owner of a tanning facility.

Permit holder. A person who owns, operates, or maintains a tanning facility, in compliance with these sections.

Person. An individual, partnership, corporation, or association.

Regulatory authority. The Director of the Angelina County & Cities Health District, or his/her designated representative having responsibility to enforce and administer this article.

Tanning device. An instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, or any equipment, including a sunlamp, tanning booth, and tanning bed, that emits electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in the air between two hundred (200) and four hundred (400) nanometers and is used for the tanning of human skin. The term also includes any accompanying equipment, including protective eyewear, timers, and handrails.

Tanning facility. A business that provides persons access to or use of tanning devices.

(Ord. No. 03-12, § 1, 3-19-12)