(A) No tattooing, piercing of genitalia, branding, or scarification shall be performed on a person under the age of 16.
(B) Tattooing and Body piercing, other than piercing the genitalia, may be performed on a person under the age of 18 provided that the person is accompanied by a person properly identified as a parent, legal custodial parent or legal guardian who has signed a form consenting to such a procedure. “Properly identified” shall mean a valid government issued photo identification of the adult and a birth certificate of the minor.
(C) No body art shall be performed on an animal.
(D) No person shall perform a body piercing procedure, in a location or manner that does not meet the safety and sanitation standards established under Rule 5, 410 IAC 1-5.
(E) The following practices hereby are prohibited: tongue splitting; braiding; three dimensional/beading/implantation tooth, filing/fracturing/removal/tattooing; cartilage modification; amputation; genital modification; and introduction of saline or other liquids.
(Ord. 2015-13-CM, passed 6-15-15) Penalty, see § 113.22