(a) Tattooing and/or Body Piercing Room.
(1) The room in which tattooing and/or body piercing is done shall have an area of not less than one hundred (100) square feet. The walls, floors and ceiling shall have an impervious, smooth and washable surface.
(2) A toilet and lavatory available to the public shall be located within the establishment and shall be accessible at all times that the tattooing and/or body piercing establishment is open for business. The lavatory shall be supplied with hot and cold running water, soap, and sanitary towels.
(3) All tables shall have an impervious and non-absorbent surface, and other equipment shall be constructed of materials that can be easily cleaned, shall be finished in a light color, with a smooth washable finish, and shall be separated from waiting customers or observers by a panel at least six feet high or by a door.
(4) The entire premises and equipment shall be maintained in a clean, sanitary condition, and in good repair.
(b) Preparation for Tattoo and/or Body Piercing.
(1) The operator shall scrub his hands for two minutes with an antiseptic soap and water before starting to tattoo and/or body pierce; the hands shall be dried with individual, single-use towels. Surgical gloves shall be worn on both hands by the tattoo and/or body piercing operator while tattooing and/or body piercing.
(2) No skin shall be penetrated, abraded, burned or treated with chemicals for the purpose of removing, camouflaging, or altering any blemish, birthmark, scar or tattoo.
(3) Only a razor(s) with a new, single-service blade for each customer, or patron, or a straight-edge razor(s) may be used which will be a single-use razor to be discarded after use.
(4) The area to be tattooed and/or body piercing shall first be thoroughly washed for a period of two minutes with warm water to which has been added an antiseptic liquid soap. A sterile single-use sponge shall be used to scrub the area. After shaving and before tattooing and/or body piercing is begun, a solution of seventy percent alcohol shall be applied to the area with a single-use sponge used and applied with a sterile instrument.
(5) Only petroleum jelly in collapsible metal or plastic tubes, or its equivalent as approved by the Health Officer, shall be used on the area to be tattooed and/or body pierced, and it shall be applied with a sterile gauze.
(6) The use of styptic pencils, alum blocks, or other solid styptics to check the flow of blood is prohibited.
(7) Single-service or individual containers of dye or ink shall be used for each patron and the container thereafter shall be discarded immediately after completing work on a patron. Any dye in which the needles were dipped shall not be used on another person. Excess dye or ink shall be removed from the sink with an individual sterile sponge or a disposable paper tissue which shall be used only on one person and then immediately discarded. After completing work on any person, the tattooed and/or body piercing area shall be washed with sterile gauze saturated with an antiseptic soap solution approved by the Health Officer. Petroleum jelly from a collapsible or plastic tube shall be applied, using a sterile gauze. After the tattooed and/or body pierced area dry(s), a sterile gauze dressing shall then be fastened to the tattooed and/or body pierced area with adhesive.
(c) Sterilization of Equipment and Storage.
(1) All clean and ready-to-use needles and instruments shall be kept in a closed glass or metal case or storage cabinet while not in use. Such cabinet shall be maintained in a sanitary manner at all times.
(2) Steam sterilizers, approved by the Health Officer shall be provided for each business. All needlebars, grips and tubes and similar instruments shall be sterilized before use on any customer, person or patron. (Alternate sterilizing procedures may be used when specifically approved by the Health Officer.) Sterilization of equipment will be accomplished by exposure to live steam for at least thirty minutes at a minimum pressure of fifteen (15) pounds per square inch, temperature of two hundred forty (240) degrees Fahrenheit or one hundred sixteen (116) degree Celsius.
(3) The needles and instruments required to be sterilized shall be so used, handled and temporarily placed during tattooing and/or body piercing so that they will not be contaminated.
(d) Medical Doctor.
(1) Tattooing and/or body piercing must be performed by a medical doctor licensed to practice medicine in the State of Ohio, or by an operator under the direction and supervision of an onsite medical doctor licensed to practice medicine in the State of Ohio.
(2) Any medical doctor retained by a tattoo and/or body piercing establishment pursuant to subsection (d)(1) hereof shall annually register with the City of Brooklyn prior to performing or supervising tattoo and/or body piercing operations.
(3) Any person who violates subsection (d)(1) hereof of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. Subsection (d)(1) shall be enforced by the Director of Public Safety or designee, the Division of Police, or any public health official.
(e) Ohio Revised Code.
(1) Conformance with Chapter 3730 of the Ohio Revised Code regulating tattooing and body piercing in the State of Ohio.
(2) Obtain license from the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, Division of Environmental Health.
(f) Tattoo and/or Body Piercing establishments licensed under provisions of this chapter shall be considered a permitted use in a G-B (General Business) District only.
(Ord. 2000-29. Passed 5-22-00.)