The purpose of this chapter is to regulate tattooing and body piercing businesses and prohibit branding and scarification in order to protect the general health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Fairborn. In addition, City Council finds that:
(a) The experience of other cities indicates that there is a connection between tattooing and body piercing businesses and the threat of AIDS/HIV and hepatitis contamination through shared needles and other aspects of tattooing and body piercing processes.
(b) Stringent regulations governing tattooing and body piercing can minimize the AIDS/HIV and hepatitis risk, and therefore protect the general health, safety, and welfare of the community.
(c) It is not the intent to prohibit tattoo and/or body piercing businesses from locating in the City.
(Ord. 9-07. Passed 2-19-07.)
(Ord. 9-07. Passed 2-19-07.)