§ 540-104. Health permit.

   A.   It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of operating a tattoo establishment performing body art, body piercing, or tattooing without first obtaining a permit to engage in such business, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and unless abiding by the provisions hereof. A permit application may be refused and an establishment may be closed summarily by a Health Officer or his designee.

   B.   Health permit applications.

      (1)   Any person wishing to obtain a permit pursuant to the provisions of this chapter for said establishment (whether initially or for renewal thereof) shall submit the following information to the Department:

         (a)   Name of the body art establishment;

         (b)   Address and phone number of the body art establishment; name, address and phone number of the owner of the establishment;

         (c)   For each employee of the establishment:

            [1]   Full name;

            [2]   Home address;

            [3]   Home phone number;

            [4]   Certificate of completion of OSHA bloodborne pathogens training dated no more than one year prior to date of permit application;

         (d)   Proof of liability insurance with a minimum of $150,000;

         (e)   Phone number of the establishment;

         (f)   Method of sterilization to be utilized at the establishment;

         (g)   A description of all body art procedures performed at the establishment;

         (h)   Proof of payment of current fiscal year's applicable occupational and business privilege taxes; and

         (i)   Proof that the applicant is at least 18 years of age.

      (2)   Any person wishing to obtain a permit pursuant to the provisions of this chapter must be an owner, operator, manager, or corporate officer of the business itself, not merely of the physical structure in which the business is located.

   C.   Fee/expiration. Fees are set by City Council and are as listed in the Code of the City of Reading Fee Schedule. 1

   D.   Transferability.

      (1)   The health permit is nontransferrable. It may not under any circumstances be transferred to another individual and/or address. A new health permit must be sought in such a circumstance.

1.   Editor's Note: See Ch. 212, Fees.