§16-37-1. Short Title
This article is known as the "Body Piercing Studio Act."
§16-37-2. Definitions
(a) "Adequate ventilation" means a free and unrestricted circulation of fresh air throughout the body piercing studio and the expulsion of foul or stagnant air. (b) "Antimicrobial solution" means any solution used to retard the growth of microorganisms. (c) "Body piercing" means to puncture the skin for the purpose of creating a hole to be […]
§16-37-3. Registration Requirements; Inspections by Local Boards of Health; Posting of Permit; Power of Local Board of Health to Order Studio to Close
(a) On or after July 1, 2001, any body piercing studio in West Virginia shall obtain a West Virginia business registration certificate and shall register with the local board of health, request an inspection of the facility, and obtain an operating permit before engaging in the business of body piercing. (b) Each local board of […]
§16-37-4. Rules to Be Proposed by the Department of Health and Human Resources
(a) On or before July 1, 2000, the Department of Health and Human Resources shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, which rules shall provide at a minimum: (1) General physical requirements for facilities and equipment, including requirements for adequate ventilation and lighting;
§16-37-5. Violations and Penalties
(a) Any owner of a body piercing studio who does not obtain a West Virginia business registration certificate, who does not register with the local board of health, or who fails to request an inspection pursuant to section three of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, for a first offense, […]