(a) An applicant for a license to operate a tattooing establishment shall first obtain a Certificate of Inspection from the Health Commissioner, indicating the establishment has been inspected and is in compliance with the provisions of this Chapter.
(b) The Health Commissioner shall conduct annual and other periodic inspections, as may be necessary, of any tattooing establishment for the purpose of determining whether or not said establishment and the persons performing the art of tattooing therein are in compliance with all applicable health provisions contained within this regulation and other pertinent regulations of the Health District. It shall be unlawful for any person or operator of a tattooing establishment to willfully prevent or restrain the Health Commissioner, or his/her designee, from entering any licensed establishment where tattooing is being performed for the purpose of inspecting said premises, after proper identification is presented to the operator.
(c) The Certificate of Inspection shall be posted within the tattooing establishment to serve as public notice that said establishment has been inspected and is in compliance with the provision of this Chapter.
(Ord. 46-2002. Passed 7-8-02.)