(A) No mobile, temporary or transient body art establishment shall operate in the county.
(1993 Code, § 77.13) (Ord. 2006-04, passed 5-17-2006; Ord. 2020-03, passed 3-18-2020) Penalty, see §
(2) The client’s age is to be documented by a picture identification that includes the client’s date of birth. Nothing in this section is intended to require an operator to perform any body piercing procedure on a person under 18 years of age with parental or guardian consent.
(D) Divisions (B) and (C) above are to be posted as to be clearly visible to all clients.
(E) (1) Before the oral cavity of a person under 18 years of age may be pierced, the written consent form signed by the parent or legal guardian must contain a provision in substantially the following form:
“I understand that the oral piercing of the tongue, lips, cheeks or any other area of the oral cavity carries serious risk of infection and damage to those areas, that could result in but is not limited to nerve damage, numbness and life threatening blood clots.”
(720 ILCS 5/12-10.1)
(2) A violation of this division (E) is a Class A misdemeanor.
(F) Operators/technicians shall refuse service to any person who, in the opinion of the operator/technician is under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
(G) A person may not perform tongue splitting on another person unless the person performing the tongue splitting is licensed to practice medicine in all its branches under the Medical Practice Act of 1987 or licensed under the Illinois Dental Practice Act.
(H) Any person who is an owner or employed by a business that performs tattooing or piercing, other than a person licensed to practice medicine in all its branches, may not permit a person under 18 years of age to enter or remain on the premises where tattooing or piercing is being performed unless the person under 18 years of age is accompanied by his or her parent or legal guardian. A violation of this division (H) is a Class A misdemeanor.
(1993 Code, § 77.20) (Ord. 2006-04, passed 5-17-2006; Ord. 2020-03, passed 3-18-2020) Penalty, see § 77.99