(A) The operator shall wash his or her hands thoroughly with soap and water before starting to tattoo and his or her hands shall be dried with individual, single use towels. The operator shall wear a clean pair of latex gloves, designed for use in surgery, for each customer.
(B) No tattooing shall be penetrated, abraded, or treated with chemicals for the purpose of removing, camouflaging, or altering any blemish, birthmark, scar, or tattoo.
(C) No intoxicated person shall be tattooed on the licensed premises.
(D) Employees shall at all times comply with the regulations of the Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (29 CFR 1910.1030), as presently existing or hereafter amended, with respect to occupational exposure to blood, blood borne pathogens or other potentially infectious materials, which regulations are incorporated by reference herein.
(E) For shaving, a new, single-service, disposable safety razor shall be used for each customer or patron.
(F) The area to be tattooed shall be first thoroughly washed for a period of two minutes with warm water to which has been added an antiseptic liquid soap. A sterile single-use sponge shall be used to scrub the area. After shaving and before tattooing is begun, a solution of 70% alcohol shall be applied with a sterile instrument.
(G) Only petroleum jelly in collapsible metal or plastic tubes, or its medically acceptable equivalent, shall be used on the area to be tattooed and it shall be applied with sterile gauze.
(H) The use of styptic pencils, alum blocks, or other solid styptic to check the flow of blood is prohibited.
(I) Patrons with a history of recent jaundice or hepatitis shall not be tattooed. Patrons shall sign an affidavit attesting that they do not have a recent history of jaundice or hepatitis. This affidavit shall be kept on file by the tattoo or body-piercing establishment for at least one year.
(J) Single-service or individual containers of dye or ink shall be used for each patron and the container therefore shall be discarded immediately after completing work on a patron and any dye in which the needles were dipped shall not be used on another person.
(K) Excess dye or ink shall be removed from the skin with an individual sterile sponge or disposable paper tissue that shall be used only on one person and then immediately discarded.
(L) After completing work on any person, the tattooed area shall be washed with sterile gauze saturated with antiseptic soap solution or a 70% alcohol solution. The tattooed area shall be allowed to
dry and petroleum jelly from a collapsible or plastic tube shall be applied using sterile gauze. A sterile gauze dressing shall then be fastened to the tattooed area with adhesive.
(M) Only new, single-service needles shall be used for tattooing or body-piercing.
(Ord. 1877, passed 1-6-2020)