Each person or other entity operating a tattooing and/or body piercing business shall pay an application approval fee, at the time of applying for approval to operate the following categories: tattooing services; body piercing services; combined body art services; time-limited approval for specific event. The amount shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), and an annual renewal fee of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), except that if the approval is for a limited period of time at a specific event, the approval fee shall be fifty dollars ($50.00) per event. Any licensee who fails to file a renewal application, postmarked by April 30 with the appropriate license fee, shall be assessed a penalty fee in the amount of 25% of the City license fee, pursuant to R.C. § 3709.09.
(Ord. 98-005, passed 9-8-1998; Am. Ord. 2003-008, passed 11-11-2003; Am. Ord. 2004-007, passed 11-9-2004; Am. Ord. 2005-006, passed 11-8-2005; Am. Ord. 2007-008, passed - - ;Am. Ord. 2008-005, passed 11-11-2008; Am. Ord. 2009-004, passed 11-10-2009; Am. Ord. 2010-005, passed 11-9-2010; Am. Ord. 2011-007, passed 11-8-2011; Am .Ord. 2012-003, passed 11-13-2012; Am. Ord. 2013-001, passed 11-12-2013; Am. Ord. 2017-001, passed 10-10-2017)