EXEMPTIONS.
Dallas City Code § 19-135
in effectSEC. 19-135. EXEMPTIONS.
(a) The permit requirements of Sections 19-133 and 19-134 shall not apply to:
(1) any hospital or other health or sanitation facility licensed by the State of Texas or operated by the city, the state or federal government; or
(2) any mortician licensed by the state operating in compliance with state law regarding the cremation or burial of humans; or
(3) any medical laboratory directed and staffed by a pathologist licensed by the state to practice medicine.
(b) The requirements of Sections 19-133, 19-134 and 19-136 shall not apply to any person who passes fetal material as a result of a spontaneous miscarriage. (Ord. 18441)
Source: City of Dallas, Dallas City Code and City Charter (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/dallas/latest/dallas_tx/0-0-0-144787Fetched: 10/26/2026