§ 62-38-302. License Required — Sanitation and Sterilization Compliance Required
No person shall perform a body piercing procedure without a license and in a manner that does not meet the standards for appropriate disinfecting and sterilization of invasive equipment used in performing the procedures established by this part and the rules adopted pursuant to this part.
§ 62-38-303. Permit Required
To receive approval to offer body piercing services, a business must obtain a permit and demonstrate to the commissioner the ability to meet the requirements established by this part and the rules adopted pursuant to this part for safe performance of the body piercing procedures, training of the individuals who perform the procedures and maintenance […]
§ 62-38-304. Inspections
The commissioner shall conduct at least one (1) inspection of a business prior to issuing a permit under this part for a business to offer and perform body piercing services. The commissioner may conduct additional inspections as necessary for the approval process relative to each business. The commissioner may inspect an approved business at any […]
§ 62-38-305. Minimum Age for Procedure — Exception Authorized With Consent — Recordkeeping
No person shall perform a body piercing procedure on an individual who is under eighteen (18) years of age unless written consent has been given by the individual’s parent, legal guardian or legal custodian in accordance with subsection (b); however, this subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual who has been emancipated by marriage […]
§ 62-38-306. Age Restrictions — Required Records — Penalty for Violations
Unless consent has been given in accordance with § 62-38-305, no individual who is under age eighteen (18) shall obtain or attempt to obtain a body piercing procedure. No individual shall knowingly show or give false information concerning the individual’s name, age or emancipation. No individual shall knowingly show or give any false information as […]
§ 62-38-307. Continuing Requirements of Body Piercing Business
Each operator of a business that offers body piercing services shall do all of the following: Maintain procedures for ensuring that the technicians who perform body piercing procedures are adequately trained to perform the procedures properly; Comply with the safety and sanitation requirements for preventing transmission of infectious diseases; Require the technicians who perform body […]
§ 62-38-308. Administrative and Regulatory Action Authorized
The commissioner shall promulgate emergency rules in accordance with the Uniform Administrative Procedures Act, compiled in title 4, chapter 5, for the implementation and enforcement of this part. The rules shall include, at a minimum, all of the following: Safety and sanitation standards and procedures to be followed to prevent the transmission of infectious diseases […]
§ 62-38-309. Application for Commissioner’s Approval — Requirements — Inspections — Renewals — Temporary Permits
No person shall operate a business offering body piercing services without first obtaining approval of the commissioner. Persons seeking approval to operate a business offering body piercing services shall apply to the commissioner on forms provided by the department. An applicant shall submit all applicable fees and information required by the department for processing the […]
§ 62-38-310. Penalty
A violation of this part by an operator or a technician is a Class B misdemeanor.
§ 62-38-208. Violation for Operating Without a Permit or With a Revoked or Suspended Permit
Any person who does not obtain a permit as required in § 62-38-202 or whose permit has been revoked or suspended and who continues to tattoo or operate a tattoo establishment commits a Class B misdemeanor punishable only by a fine of five hundred dollars ($500). Any suspension or revocation may be appealed to the […]