Section 23-68-1. – Short title.

§ 23-68-1. Short title. This chapter may be cited as the “Tanning Facility Safety Standards Act”. History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 333, § 1.

Section 23-68-2. – Legislative findings.

§ 23-68-2. Legislative findings. The legislature finds that: (1) Various physical complications may arise from frequent and unsupervised use of tanning facilities such as exposure to ultraviolet radiation which can cause severe sunburn and eye injury including cataracts and corneal damage; and (2) Repeated exposure to ultraviolet light in tanning facilities may also cause premature […]

Section 23-68-3. – “Tanning facility” defined.

§ 23-68-3. “Tanning facility” defined. As used in this chapter, “tanning facility” means any location, place, area, structure, or business that either as a sole service or in conjunction with other services, provides patrons with access to sunlamps, ultraviolet lamps or other equipment intended to induce skin tanning through the irradiation of any part of […]

Section 23-68-4. – Safety standards established.

§ 23-68-4. Safety standards established. The director of the department of health shall, by regulation, establish minimum safety standards for tanning facilities. The standards shall include, but not be limited to: (1) Establishment of a maximum safe time of exposure to radiation and a maximum safe temperature at which tanning devices may be operated; (2) […]

Section 23-68-5. – Certification of facilities.

§ 23-68-5. Certification of facilities. The director of the department of health shall certify that a facility is in compliance with the safety standards established pursuant to § 23-68-4 and shall periodically inspect the facility to ensure continued compliance with safety standards enumerated in this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 333, § 1; P.L. […]

Section 23-68-6. – Registration of facilities.

§ 23-68-6. Registration of facilities. (a) A tanning facility shall register annually with the department of health on forms provided by the department and shall pay to the department an annual registration fee established by the director for a license. (b) The director of the department of health shall establish a registration fee schedule, by […]

Section 23-68-7. – Penalties.

§ 23-68-7. Penalties. Any person, firm or corporation who violates the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500) for the first offense and by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each subsequent offense. History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 333, § […]

Section 23-68-8. – Rules and regulations.

§ 23-68-8. Rules and regulations. The director of the department of health shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. History of Section.P.L. 1996, ch. 333, § 1.