(a) An applicant for a license to operate a tattoo establishment shall first obtain a Certificate of Inspection from the Building Commissioner indicating that the establishment has been inspected and is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(b) The Building Commissioner shall conduct annual and other periodic inspections, as may be necessary, of any tattoo establishment for the purpose of determining whether or not said establishment and the persons performing the art of tattooing therein are in compliance with the requirements of this chapter. It shall be unlawful for any person or the operator of a tattooing establishment to willfully prevent or restrain the Building Commissioner, or his/her designee, from entering any licensed establishment where tattooing is being performed for the purpose of inspecting said premises, after proper identification is presented to the operator.
(c) The Certificate of Inspection shall be posted within the tattoo establishment to serve as public notice that said establishment has been inspected and is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 2002-53. Passed 5-6-02.)