# Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.004: REPRESENTATION OF DRUG AS ANTISEPTIC

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.004

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.004
- **Heading:** REPRESENTATION OF DRUG AS ANTISEPTIC
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.004

## Text

The representation of a drug, in its labeling, as an antiseptic shall be considered to be a representation that the drug is a germicide, except in the case of a drug purporting to be, or represented as, an antiseptic for inhibitory use as a wet dressing, ointment, dusting powder, or such other use as involves prolonged contact with the body.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.001 § 431.001. SHORT TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.001.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.002 § 431.002. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.002.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.003 § 431.003. ARTICLE MISBRANDED BECAUSE OF MISLEADING LABELING OR ADVERTISING.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.003.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.004 § 431.004. REPRESENTATION OF DRUG AS ANTISEPTIC.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.004.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.005 § 431.005. PROVISIONS REGARDING SALE OF FOOD, DRUGS, DEVICES, OR COSMETICS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.005.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.006 § 431.006. CERTAIN COMBINATION PRODUCTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.006.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.007 § 431.007. COMPLIANCE WITH OTHER LAW; MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.007.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.008 § 431.008. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO DISTRESSED OR RECONDITIONED MERCHANDISE AND CERTAIN LICENSED ENTITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.008.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.009 § 431.009. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO FROZEN DESSERTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.009.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.010 § 431.010. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.010.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.011 § 431.011. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO CONSUMABLE HEMP PRODUCTS AND MANUFACTURERS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.011.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.021 § 431.021. PROHIBITED ACTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.021.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.022 § 431.022.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.022.md)
- [Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.023 § 431.023. LIMITED EXEMPTION FOR DISTRESSED FOOD, DRUGS, DEVICES, OR COSMETICS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chs_C431_S431.023.md)

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