In the day to day conduct of the business, the following requirements shall be met:
(A) (1) Prior to tattooing, the operator shall inquire of a patron for the following conditions:
(a) History of jaundice or hepatitis.
(b) History of lymphadenopathy or lymphadenitis (swelling of the lymph nodes).
(c) History of AIDS, +HTLV Anti-body Test.
(d) History of blood donation exclusion (for other than hypertension and immediate illness).
(2) Those indicating a history of any of the above should not be tattooed. Further, the operator shall not tattoo any person who is obviously ill, has a fever, feels ill, or suspected to be under the influence of alcohol or other drugs.
(B) All operators, while tattooing, shall wear light colored, clean, washable covering garments.
(C) Immediately prior to tattooing, each operator shall wash their hands in hot water for at least three minutes with liquid or granulated anti- bacterial soap. After washing hands, as herein required, the operator shall rinse their hands in 70% alcohol (rubbing alcohol) or in an antiseptic solution. The operators fingernails shall be kept clean and short.
(D) The operator shall wear and then discard a separate set of disposable surgical gloves for each client.
(E) Tattooing shall be done on normal healthy skin surface. No tattooing shall be done on scar tissue. No tattooing operator shall remove tattoo marks.
(F) Separate dispensable razors with single service blades shall be used for each patron then discarded.
(G) Before shaving an area to be tattooed, the area shall be thoroughly cleansed with tincture of green soap (U.S.P.) or its equivalent, and washed with alcohol. After shaving the area to be tattooed, 70% alcohol (rubbing alcohol) shall be applied to the skin.
(H) Only sterile petroleum jelly in collapsible metal or plastic tubes or its equivalent, shall be used on the area to be tattooed and shall be applied by use of sterile gauze, but not directly with the fingers.
(I) No operator shall use styptic pencils, alum blocks, or other solid styptics to check the flow of blood.
(J) All dyes or inks used in tattooing shall be manufactured by a reputable manufacturer and used without adulteration of the original formula. Single service or individual containers of dye or ink shall be used for each patron and the container and remaining dye or ink discarded. The single use containers shall be disinfected prior to use. If non-disposable containers are used, they must be sterilized before re-use. Excess dye or ink shall be removed from the skin with an individually wrapped sterile gauze or individual sterile cotton squares. The completed tattoo shall be washed with a sterile gauze or individual sterile cotton saturated with a germicidal solution or 70% alcohol. The tattooed area shall be allowed to dry and petroleum jelly from a collapsible or plastic tube or its equivalent shall be applied. Sterile gauze dressing may be applied to the site, fastened with adhesive.
(K) All infections resulting from the practice of tattooing which become known to the operator, shall be reported to the city and the County Health Department by the person owning or operating the establishment and the patient referred to a private physician. Printed instructions on the care of the skin after tattooing shall be given to the patron after tattooing.
(L) Tattooing, including the changing or repairing of previous tattoos, shall not be performed on the hands below the wrist line, the feet below the ankle, the head or face above the collar line, on the genitalia, scrotum, or in the anal area. Nor shall such tattooing be undertaken over the site of an obviously recent hypodermic injection.
(M) The use of paper napkins and other material and tape for dressing is prohibited. Only recognized and approved surgical dressings and tapes shall be used on patrons.
(N) All used items must be autoclaved at 15 psi and 250°F for 15 minutes then discarded in double lined plastic bags in clean trash cans.
(O) After each tattoo procedure, the tattoo machine shall be placed in an ultrasonic type machine to remove the excess dye from the tubes and needle bars. When this process is completed, the tubes and needle bars shall be removed from the tattoo machines. They shall then be placed into a covered container for sterilization by autoclaving.
(P) Steam sterilizers shall be provided for each establishment. All needle bars, grips, and tubes shall be sterilized before using on each customer by autoclaving under 15 psi for 15 minutes. Temperature in autoclaving shall not be less than 250°F or 121°C.
(Q) All tubes, grips, and needle bars shall remain in the wrappers used during the autoclaving process. These wrapped articles shall be stored in a closed glass case or storage cabinet, which shall be maintained in a sanitary manner at all times. The wrappers shall not be removed from the tubes, grips, or needle bars until a tattoo procedure is begun.
(R) No tattoo parlor licensed under the provisions of this chapter, shall place, publish, distribute, disseminate, or broadcast or cause to be placed, published, distributed, disseminated or broadcasted, and advertising matter that would reasonably suggest to prospective patrons that any service is available other than those services described in § 122.03, nor shall any tattoo parlor indicate in the text of any advertising that any service is available other than those services described in § 122.03.
(S) A tattoo parlor establishment shall have the premises supervised at all times when open for business by the operator or manager. The violation upon the premises of any tattoo parlor establishment of any provision of this chapter by any agent, employee or independent contractor of the holder of a tattoo parlor regulatory business permit shall constitute a violation of the permit holder.
(T) A recognizable and readable sign shall be posted at the main entrance identifying the establishment as a tattoo parlor, provided that all such signs shall comply with the sign requirements of the city, and such sign shall not reasonably suggest that services other than those identified in § 122.03 are available. Such sign shall list services available and the costs of services.
(U) Proof of compliance with the applicable provisions of this code shall be provided.
(V) The administration of tattoo and operation of a tattoo establishment shall be carried on only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m.
(W) No persons shall enter, be or remain in, any part of a tattoo establishment while in the possession of, consuming, or using any alcoholic beverage or drug, except pursuant to a prescription for such drug. The owner, operator, responsible managing employee, manager or licensee shall not permit any such person to enter or remain upon such premises.
(X) The service described in § 122.03 shall be performed or provided only upon the premises for which the license has been issued.
(Y) All exterior doors shall be unlocked from the interior side during business hours.
(Z) A licensee shall notify the Department of Police Services in writing, within 48 hours, of any change in personnel with regard to tattoo operators.
(AA) No person owning, operating, or managing a tattoo establishment shall knowingly cause, allow, or license any agent, employee, or any other person under his control or supervision to perform acts prohibited by state or local laws or ordinances.
KNOWINGLY includes both actual and constructive knowledge.
(Ord. 870, passed 6-13-96) Penalty, see § 10.97