(A) Body Art Establishment Permit.
(1) No person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, business trust, corporation or any organized group of persons may operate a body art establishment without a body art establishment permit issued by the Department.
(2) The permit shall be obtained annually. Beginning and ending permit time frames will be established by the Department.
(3) The applicant shall pay a reasonable non-refundable fee as set by the Department for each body art establishment permit.
(4) A permit for a body art establishment shall not be transferable from one place or person to another.
(5) A current body art establishment permit shall be posted in a prominent and conspicuous area where it may be readily observed.
(6) The holder of a body art establishment permit must only hire operators who have complied with the operator permit requirements of this article.
(7) Body art establishments which are engaged in the body art business before the effective date of this article shall have 60 days to comply with the permitting requirements.
(B) Operator Permit.
(1) No person shall practice body art procedures without first obtaining a permit from the Department. The Department shall set a reasonable non-refundable fee for such permits.
(2) The operator permit shall be valid from the date of issuance and shall automatically expire in two years from the date of issuance unless revoked sooner by the Department.
(3) An application for an operator permit shall include: Name, date of birth, sex, residence, mailing address, phone number, place(s) of employment, and training and experience of the operator.
(4) Within 90 days of the operator's receipt of the operator's first permit, the operator must provide proof of attendance at a blood-borne pathogen training program (or equivalent) approved by the Department. During the said 90 days, the operator shall become familiar with this article, undergo in-house training and familiarize themselves with information available from the Department concerning Hepatitis B. Subsequently, the operator must attend a blood-borne pathogen training program (or equivalent) at least once every three years.
(5) No operator permit shall be issued unless, following reasonable investigation by the Department, the operator has demonstrated compliance with the provisions of this section and all other provisions of this article.
(6) All operator permits shall be conditioned upon continued compliance with the provisions of this section as well as all applicable provisions of this article.
(7) All operator permits shall be posted in a prominent and conspicuous area.
(Ord. 33-1998)