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Ord 854
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<br />(3) The skin area to be tattooed, scarred, pierced, branded or painted shall be thoroughly cleaned
<br />with anti-bacterial germicidal soap, rinsed thoroughly with water, and sterilized with an antiseptic
<br />solution. Only single-service towels and wipes shall be used in the skin cleaning process.
<br />(4) After tattooing, piercing, scarring or branding, a sterile dressing must be applied to the
<br />tattooed, pierced or branded area.
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<br />(e) Operating furniture. All tables, chairs, furniture, or area on which a patron receives a tattoo,
<br />any body piercing, body branding, body scarification or body painting shall be covered by single-service
<br />disposable paper or clean linens, or in the alternative, the table, chair, or furniture on which the patron
<br />receives a tattoo, body piercing, body scarring, body branding or body painting shall be impervious to
<br />moisture and shall be properly sanitized after each tattoo, body piercing, body branding, body scarring or
<br />body painting.
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<br />(f) Towels. Every specialist shall provide single-service towels or wipes for each customer or
<br />person and such towels or wipes shall be stored and disposed of in an acceptable manner.
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<br />(g) Coverings: The specialist shall require that the person who is receiving the tattoo, piercing,
<br />branding, scarring or painting will at all times have that person’s breasts, buttocks, anus and genitals
<br />covered with a non-transparent covering. The specialist may lift the covering to expose the person’s
<br />breasts, buttocks, anus or genitals to the limited extent necessary to perform the tattooing, body piercing,
<br />body scarring, body painting or body branding requested. The specialist shall ensure that no other person
<br />may view the exposed body part.
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<br />(h) Garments of specialist: The specialist performing tattoo, branding, piercing, scarring or
<br />painting services shall be fully clothed so as to have the specialist’s breasts, buttocks, anus and genitals
<br />covered with a non-transparent material or clothing. Every specialist shall wear clean garments when
<br />engaged in the practice of tattooing, body piercing, body branding, body scarring or body painting. If
<br />garments are contaminated with blood or body fluids, such garment shall be removed, changed, and/or
<br />discarded or cleaned by dry cleaning methods.
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<br />(i) Pigments. Pigments used in tattooing shall be sterile and free from bacteria and noxious agents
<br />and substances including mercury. The pigments used from stock solutions for each customer shall be
<br />placed in a single-service receptacle, and such receptacle and remaining solution shall be discarded after
<br />use on each customer.
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<br />(j) Minimum floor space. There shall not be less than two hundred fifty (250) square feet of floor
<br />space at the place where the practice of tattooing, body piercing, body scarring, body branding or body
<br />painting is conducted, and said place shall be well lit and ventilated.
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<br />(k) Influence of alcohol and drugs. No person shall practice tattooing, body piercing, body
<br />branding, body scarring or body painting while under the influence of alcoholic beverages or illicit drugs.
<br />No customer shall be tattooed, pierced, scarred, branded or painted while under the influence of alcoholic
<br />beverages or illicit drugs.
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<br />(l) Written instructions. The operator shall provide the person tattooed, scarred, pierced, painted
<br />or branded with printed instructions on the approved care of the skin during the healing process.
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<br />(m) Living quarters. No place licensed as a tattoo, body piercing, body branding, body scarring or
<br />body painting establishment shall be used or occupied as living or sleeping quarters.
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