(A) Business. Each tattoo/body-piercing parlor operation shall obtain a permit from the County Health Department. The permit shall provide the name and address of the owner of the business and name and address of each and every tattoo/body-piercing artist located at each site. The cost for this permit shall be $200 as determined by the County Board of Health and shall not be transferable. In addition, each tattoo/body-piercing artist, excluding the business owner/artist, will be required to pay a fee of $50 annually. The permit expires on December 31 of each year. Any holder of a permit shall be subject to inspection as set forth herein. The County Health Department shall provide the appropriate forms for this permit. The permit shall be posted at the tattoo/body-piercing parlor in the place where the tattoos and/or body-piercing are performed and clearly visible to the public.
(B) Temporary or mobile business. Each temporary or mobile tattoo/body-piercing parlor shall also obtain a permit from the County Health Department. The permit shall provide the name and address of the owner of the business and the name and address of each and every tattoo/body-piercing artist located at each business. The permit cost for in-county establishments shall be $500 as determined by the County Board of Health and shall not be transferable. The permit cost for out-of-county establishments shall be $500 as determined by the County Board of Health and shall not be transferable. The permit expires on the last day of any one event that the permit is purchased for, not to exceed five days for any one event. Any holder of a permit shall be subject to inspection as set forth herein. The County Health Department shall provide the appropriate forms for this permit. The permit shall be posted at the tattoo/body-piercing business in the place where the tattoos and/or body-piercings are performed, and clearly visible to the public.
(C) Owner/operator. In the event that a tattoo/body-piercing parlor is a sole proprietorship and the owner shall also perform tattooing or body-piercing for the business, the owner shall only be required to obtain a business permit as described in this section.
(D) Pro ratio of fees. In the event that a business shall apply for a permit any time prior to July 1, of any year, they shall be responsible for the total annual fee as described in this section. In the event that a business shall apply for a permit any time after July 1, they shall be required to pay one half of the annual fee. Pro ratio of fees does not apply to temporary or mobile tattoo/body-piercing parlors. All permits shall expire on December 31 of the year in which they were issued.
(E) Non-transferable. No permit issued to a tattoo/body-piercing establishment is transferable.
(Ord. 2008-3, passed 3-24-2008)