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Elyria, OH Code of Ordinances
CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF ELYRIA, OHIO
DIRECTORY OF OFFICIALS (2024)
PRELIMINARY UNIT
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ELYRIA, OHIO
PART ONE - ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
PART THREE - TRAFFIC CODE
PART FIVE - GENERAL OFFENSES CODE
PART SEVEN - BUSINESS REGULATION CODE
CHAPTER 703 Alarm Systems
CHAPTER 704 Amusement Devices
CHAPTER 705 Billposters and Distributors
CHAPTER 709 Boxing and Wrestling
CHAPTER 711 Cable Service and Competitive Video Service
CHAPTER 713 Circuses and Carnivals
CHAPTER 715 Sweepstakes Terminal Café
CHAPTER 717 Dances
CHAPTER 721 Distress Merchandise Sales
CHAPTER 725 Fair Housing Practices
CHAPTER 729 Juke Boxes
CHAPTER 733 Junk Yards
CHAPTER 734 Medical Marijuana Entities
CHAPTER 735 Massage Parlor Establishments
CHAPTER 736 Motor Vehicle Salvage Dealers
CHAPTER 737 Peddlers, Canvassers and Solicitors
CHAPTER 741 Railroads
CHAPTER 745 Rummage Sales
CHAPTER 746 Sexually Oriented Businesses; Licensing and Operation
CHAPTER 747 Tattoo or Body Piercing Establishments
CHAPTER 749 Taxicabs
CHAPTER 750 Taxicabs
CHAPTER 753 Temporary Stores
CHAPTER 757 Weapons Sales
CHAPTER 761 Weights and Measures
PART NINE - STREETS AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE
PART ELEVEN - PLANNING AND ZONING CODE
PART THIRTEEN - BUILDING CODE
PART FIFTEEN - FIRE PREVENTION CODE
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747.06 MULTIPLE TATTOO OR BODY PIERCING ESTABLISHMENTS.
   Should any tattoo or body piercing establishment have more than one location where the business of tattooing or body piercing is pursued, a certificate stating the address of the principal place of business and of the other location or locations shall be issued by the Board of Health upon the tender of a fee as established by the Board of Health per year, per location. Licenses issued for other locations, if any, shall terminate on the same date as that of the principal place of business, regardless of the date of issuance.
(Ord. 98-215. Passed 9-8-98.)
747.07 POSTING OF LICENSES.
   (a)   Every tattooist or person offering body piercing services shall post the license issued by the Board of Health in his or her work area along with a front faced portrait photograph at least two inches by two inches.
   (b)   Every person, corporation, partnership or association licensed under this chapter for an establishment license shall display such license in a prominent place on the premises.
(Ord. 98-215. Passed 9-8-98.)
747.08 REGISTER OF EMPLOYEES.
   Every tattoo or body piercing establishment shall maintain a register of all persons employed at any time as tattooists and body piercing operators and their license numbers. Such register shall be available at the tattoo or body piercing establishment to representatives of the City during regular business hours.
(Ord. 98-215. Passed 9-8-98.)
747.09 REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSES.
   Any license issued for a tattoo or body piercing establishment may be revoked or suspended by the Board of Health after notice and a hearing, for good cause, or in any case where any of the provisions of this chapter are violated or where any employee of the licensee is engaged in any conduct which violates any of the State or local laws or ordinances at the licensee's place of business and the licensee knew or could have known by due diligence. Such license may also be revoked or suspended by the Board of Health, after notice and hearing, upon notification from the Health Commissioner that the business is not being managed, conducted or maintained with regard to the requirements of the Ohio Revised Code and the Ohio Administrative Code (OAC). Such revocation proceedings shall be before the Board of Health and shall be conducted pursuant to Section 747.22.
(Ord. 98-215. Passed 9-8-98.)
747.10 OPERATING REQUIREMENTS.
   (a)   Every portion of the tattoo or body piercing establishment, including appliances and apparatus, shall be kept clean with disinfectant or a heat sterilization device and operated in a safe and sanitary condition according to the rules and regulations established by the Board of Health and adopted under Ohio R.C. 3730.10.
   (b)   Price rates for all services shall be prominently posted in the reception area in a location available to all prospective customers.
   (c)   No tattoo or body piercing establishment granted a license under the provisions of this chapter shall place, publish or distribute, or cause to be placed, published or distributed, any advertisement, picture or statement which is known, or through the exercise of reasonable care should be known, to be false, deceptive or misleading, in order to induce any patron to purchase or utilize any tattoo or body piercing service.
(Ord. 98-215. Passed 9-8-98.)
747.11 PERSONS UNDER AGE EIGHTEEN PROHIBITED ON PREMISES.
   No person shall permit any person under the age of eighteen years to come on or remain on the premises of any tattoo or body piercing establishment to serve in the capacity of a tattooist, employee or patron except as provided in Section 747.02(f). Violation of this section constitutes good cause for suspension or revocation of the establishment's license to operate.
(Ord. 98-215. Passed 9-8-98.)
747.12 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND NONPRESCRIPTION CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES PROHIBITED.
   No person shall sell, give, dispense, provide or keep, or cause to be sold, given, dispensed, provided or kept, any alcoholic beverage or nonprescription controlled substance on the premises of any tattoo or body piercing establishment.
(Ord. 98-215. Passed 9-8-98.)
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