(A) Businesses. Each tattoo and body piercing facility/operation shall obtain a permit from the County Department of Health. The permit shall provide the name and address of the owner of the business, and the name and address of each tattoo artist and body piercer located at each location. The permit shall not be transferable. The permit expires on December 31 of each year. Should a facility fail to obtain the permit prior to the opening of a tattoo and body piercing facility, or should any permittee fail to renew his or her permit on, or before, the expiration date of December 31, a late fee will be assessed for the tattoo and body piercing facility. Any holder of a permit shall be subject to inspection as set forth herein. The County Health Department shall provide the appropriate application forms for this permit. Said permit shall be posted at the facility in the area where the tattoo or body piercing services are performed, and shall be clearly visible to the public.
(B) Tattoo artist or body piercer. Every person that desires to perform any tattoo or body piercing activities shall, before doing so, obtain a tattoo artist permit, body piercer permit, or a tattoo artist and body piercer permit from the County Health Department. No person shall tattoo or body pierce another person unless he or she has first obtained a permit from the County Health Department. No person shall, in an effort to advertise or solicit business with the intent to perform tattoo or body piercing activities, use, or assume, the title of tattooist or body piercer, or designate, or represent, themselves to be a tattooist or body piercer unless he or she has first obtained a permit from the County Health Department. The applicant must satisfy the minimum requirements as set forth in § 94.04(A). The permit shall not be transferable. The permit expires on December 31 of each year. Should a tattoo artist or body piercer fail to obtain the permit prior to performing any tattoo or body piercing, or should any permittee fail to renew his or her permit on, or before, the expiration date of December 31, a late fee will be assessed. Any holder of a permit shall be subject to inspection, as set forth herein. The County Health Department shall provide the appropriate application forms for this permit. Said permits shall be posted at the facility in the place where the tattoos or body piercing are performed, and shall be clearly visible to the public.
(C) Temporary tattoo and body piercing facility. Each temporary tattoo and body piercing facility 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 the name and address of each tattoo artist and body piercer operating at each location. The permit shall be valid for a period not to exceed seven days. Any holder of a permit shall be subject to inspection as set forth herein. Should a tattoo artist or body piercer fail to obtain the permit prior to performing any tattoo or body piercing, a late fee will be assessed. Said permit shall be posted at the temporary tattoo and body piercing facility in the area where the tattoo or body piercing services are performed, and shall be clearly visible to the public.
(D) Owner/operator. In the event that a tattoo and body piercing facility is a sole proprietorship, and the owner shall also perform tattooing or body piercing for his or her business, the owner shall only be required to obtain a business permit as described in this section.
(E) Exceptions. The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to an act of a health care professional (as defined in I.C. 16-27-2-1) licensed under I.C. Chapter 25, when the act is performed in the course of the health care professional’s practice.
(Ord. 2012-1, passed 6-18-2012) Penalty, see § 113.99