(a) A tattoo artist may not tattoo a patron without first obtaining a signed consent. The consent must include a statement by the patron that he or she is free from infectious or contagious diseases in a communicable stage. A tattoo artist may not tattoo a patron with evident skin lesions or skin infections or who is known or suspected to have an infectious or contagious disease in a communicable stage. No tattoo artist may tattoo a patron who is under the influence of alcohol or other mind-altering substance.
(b) Minors may not be tattooed unless the minor’s parents have signed a consent form authorizing the tattoo.
(c) A tattoo artist shall conspicuously post a notice stating that it is illegal to tattoo any person under the age of 18 without the parents’ signed consent.
(1992 Code, § 38.5-34) (Ord. 54-93, passed 7-6-1993; Ord. 128-19, passed 12-17-2019)