§ 22-02 Photograph Required.

Two (2) full-face photographs of an applicant shall be taken by the Department or by others approved by the Department when such an applicant applies for a license. One photograph shall be affixed to the license and the other maintained in the records of the Department.

§ 22-03 Posting License.

A current and valid license issued pursuant to Subchapter 7 of Chapter 3 of Title 17 of the New York City Administrative Code shall be conspicuously posted by the person who holds the license at any place and whenever customers are on the premises where the licensee is applying a tattoo.

§ 22-04 Advertising.

Advertising by a tattooist, except for alphabetical listings in telephone directories, shall include the statement "Licensed by the New York City Department of Health" and shall include the tattooist's license number.

§ 22-05 Examination Required.

No person shall be issued a tattooist license without first having attended a course and passed an examination administered immediately thereafter by the Department in infection control practices required for safe application of tattoos.

§ 22-06 Disposable Equipment.

No tattoo shall be applied using other than sterile, disposable, single use, shaving razors, needles, and ink cups. Only single use paper stencils may be used. Such disposable equipment and tattoo dyes or pigments shall be discarded after each use.

§ 22-07 Application to Clean Skin.

No tattoo shall be applied to skin that is not clean and free from infection, rashes, sores, wounds, boils or other abnormalities of the skin tissue.

§ 22-08 Equipment Cleaning.

All non-disposable and reusable instruments and equipment shall be thoroughly cleaned with a detergent prior to sterilization by autoclaving after each use.

§ 22-09 Facilities.

The premises where tattoos are applied, and all work areas and work surfaces therein shall be kept clean and sanitary and shall have adequate facilities for hand washing and separate facilities for washing equipment and instruments.

§ 22-10 Tattooist Hygiene.

Before applying a tattoo, the tattooist shall wash his or her hands and forearms thoroughly with soap or detergent and warm water and shall wear a new pair of disposable, single-use latex examination gloves.

§ 22-11 Written Consent.

A signed written consent shall be obtained for each tattoo customer listing such customer's name, age, date of birth, address, telephone number, the date tattooed and body site tattooed. Consents shall be maintained by the licensee for a period of two years after the date of tattoo application and be available for inspection by the Department upon request.