A. Communicable Disease Reporting. A body piercing or tattooing artist shall immediately report to the South Dakota Department of Health any known or suspected communicable disease.
B. Record of Patrons. A body piercing or tattooing artist shall keep a record of each patron which includes name, address, age, consent form with medical inquiry and the locations and description of body piercing or tattooing. This record must be available for inspection and kept for a period of at least two (2) years.
C. Sterilization.
1. Sterilization Methods. All equipment, including but not limited to forceps, needles, snap gun and punches, must be sterilized by using the method of steam pressure sterilization with at least fifteen (15) pounds of pressure per square inch for at least thirty (30) minutes at a temperature of two hundred fifty (250) degrees Fahrenheit. This must be certified by a chemical indicator attached to the autoclave bag, which turns color when the appropriate temperature has been reached. A body piercing or tattooing establishment owner or operator shall provide lab result slips which state that each autoclave has been bacteriologically tested and passed on a monthly basis. Dry heat is not an acceptable method of sterilization for the purpose of this chapter.
2. Sterile Equipment—Packing and Storage. All sterile equipment and supplies shall be stored in a closed dustproof container in such a manner as to prevent being contaminated. Forceps and other equipment shall be packaged prior to autoclaving, either individually or in quantities for individual body piercing or tattooing. Packages containing equipment which has been autoclaved shall be dated with an expiration date. The expiration date shall not exceed thirty (30) days from the date autoclaved. Sterile equipment shall not be used after the expiration date without being re-sterilized.
3. Needles Construction—Sterilization Required. All needles must be either stainless steel or nickel plated carbon steel. Needles are a single service item and must be destroyed. Rusty or faulty needles may not be used for body piercing.
4. Snap Gun. Snap gun piercing is restricted to non-cartilaginous lobule portion of the ear. The gun shall be disinfected after each use with Glutaraldehyde two percent solution as noted in Appendix A, which is located at the end of this chapter or a disinfectant that will kill HIV and hepatitis virus, such as, but not limited to, the following:
Let's Touch: Benzyl-p-chlorophenol — 5.25%
Phenylphenol — 1%
Inert ingredients — 93.75%
Ultracare: Alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride — 2.25%
Alkyl ammonium chloride — 2.25%
Inert ingredients — 95.5%
Barbicide Plus: Sodium Ortho benzyl para chlorphenate — 4%
Sodium Ortho phenzyl phenol — 2.85%
Sodium para teriarzy aurylphenace - 2.49%
Inert ingredients — 90.29%
D. Razor Requirements. Razors shall be disposable single-use only. Single-use razors shall be used for one patron only and shall then be discarded.
E. General Use Equipment—Sanitation Required. All surfaces, counters and general use equipment in the body piercing or tattooing area must be cleaned and sanitized before a patron is seated. See Appendix B, which is located at the end of this chapter for a listing of approved sanitizing solutions.
F. Linen Cleaning and Storage. Cloth towels, robes and similar items used in conjunction with body piercing or tattooing shall be laundered in a washing machine with hot water, laundry detergent and chlorine bleach between uses. A closed, dust proof container shall be provided for the storage of clean towels and linen. A hamper or similar receptacle shall be provided for the storage of soiled towels and linen.
G. Hygienic Practice - Gloves Required. Each body piercing or tattooing artist shall use antiseptic techniques at all times in the practice of body piercing or tattooing. A body piercing or tattooing artist shall scrub his hands with liquid soap and water thoroughly before beginning preparation to body pierce or tattoo. Hands shall be dried with individual single use paper towels. At all times when preparing the skin and while doing the actual body piercing or tattooing, the body piercing or tattooing artist shall wear latex or vinyl exam gloves, which shall be discarded upon completion of the body piercing or tattooing.
H. Skin Preparation. The skin area to be body pierced or tattooed shall be shaved if needed and shall be washed with tincture of green soap or a similar antiseptic soap and water, rinsed, dried, and then washed with seventy (70) percent isopropyl alcohol. A single use gauze pad or tissue shall be used for washing the skin. All single use products used shall be discarded as they are used and become contaminated.
I. Use of Styptics. Styptics, if used to arrest bleeding, shall be used only in liquid or powder form and shall be applied with cotton swabs or gauze which shall be immediately discarded.
J. Care of Pierced or Tattooed Area. Complete instructions as to the care of the piercing or tattooing area shall be supplied by the person doing the body piercing or tattooing.
K. Storage of Spoiled Equipment. Upon completion of body piercing or tattooing, a body piercing or tattooing artist shall immerse the equipment in an effective sanitizing solution, as identified in Appendix A at the end of this chapter, until said equipment can be cleaned and sterilized.
L. Disposal of Contaminated Products. Gauze, cotton swabs or other single use products which are contaminated with body fluids shall be sealed. When needles or other multiple use products used in conjunction with the practice of body piercing or tattooing are disposed of, they shall be securely sealed. Sharps containers for used needles or other contaminated sharps shall be stored or disposed of separately from other waste material. (Ord. 700 (part), 2011: Ord. 506 (part), 1999)