(a) You may not use or threaten to use corporal punishment with any child in care.
(b) Corporal punishment is the infliction of physical pain on any part of a child's body as means of controlling or managing the child's behavior. It includes:
(1) Hitting or spanking a child with a hand or instrument; or
(2) Forcing or requiring the child to do any of the following as a method of managing or controlling behavior:
Source Note: The provisions of this §749.1953 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909