(A) No person, partnership, or corporation shall operate any establishment where tattooing and/or body piercing is practiced, nor engage in the practice of tattooing and/or body piercing without being licensed under this chapter. Jewelry stores, beauty shops, and accessory stores that exclusively provide ear piercing services using piercing guns shall be exempt from this license agreement.
(B) The application for a tattooing and/or body piercing establishment business license shall be submitted on a form provide by the city and shall include:
(1) If the applicant is an individual, the name, residence, phone number, and birth date of the applicant. If the applicant is a partnership, the name, residence, phone number, and birth date of each general and limited partner. If the applicant is a corporation, the names, residences, phone numbers, and birth dates of all those persons holding more than 5% of the issued and outstanding stock of the corporation;
(2) The name, address, phone number, and birth date of the manager of such establishment, if different from the owners;
(3) The address and legal description of the premises where the tattoo and/or body piercing establishment is to be located;
(4) A statement detailing any conviction relating to tattooing and/or body piercing or the operation of a tattoo and/or body piercing establishment by the applicant or manager and whether or not the applicant or manager has ever applied for or held a license to operate a similar type of business in other communities. In the case of a corporation, a statement detailing any felony convictions by the owners of more than five 5% of the issued and outstanding stock of the corporation and whether or not those owners have ever applied for or held a license to operate a similar type of business in other communities;
(5) The activities and types of businesses to be conducted;
(6) The hours of operation;
(7) The provisions made to restrict access by minors;
(8) A building plan of the premises detailing all internal operations and activities;
(9) Whether the applicant has previously been denied a license of this type by any other government unit;
(10) The names, street addresses, and business addresses of three residents of Renville, Yellow Medicine, Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Meeker, McLeod, Redwood, Nicollet, or Sibley counties who are of good moral character and who are not related to the applicant and not holding any ownership in the premises or business, who may be referred to as to the applicant’s character;
(11) Whether all real estate and personal property taxes that are due and payable for the premises to be licensed have been paid, and if not paid, the years and amounts that are unpaid; and
(12) All applications for a license under this chapter shall be signed and sworn to. If the application is that of a natural person, it shall be signed and sworn to by such person; if that of a corporation, by an officer thereof; if that of a partnership, by one of the general partners; and if that of an unincorporated association, by the manager or managing officer thereof. Any falsification on a license application shall result in the denial of a license. All applications shall be referred to the issuing authority for verification and investigation of facts set forth in the application, including any necessary criminal background checks to assure compliance with this chapter. The application shall be issued or denied by the issuing authority in accordance with this chapter.
(Ord. 236, passed 6-9-2008)