§ 115.22 REQUIRED EQUIPMENT FOR TATTOO ARTISTS, TATTOO ESTABLISHMENTS, AND BODY PIERCING ESTABLISHMENTS.

   (A)   A tattoo artist must have the following minimum equipment:

      (1)   Twenty-five liner tubes of whatever style and design preferred in sealed sterile envelopes;

      (2)   Twenty-five shader tubes of whatever style and design preferred in sealed sterile envelopes; and

      (3)   Fifty needle bar setups with needles attached in sealed sterile envelopes.

   (B)   Each tattoo establishment must have the following minimum equipment:

      (1)   Five hundred disposable pigment containers;

      (2)   Three hundred disposable latex or vinyl examination gloves;

      (3)   One gallon each of germicidal soap, isopropyl alcohol, and distilled water for prepping skin;

      (4)   Access to the applicable sterilization and sanitization measures in this chapter;

      (5)   Closed dust-proof containers for the exclusive storage of instruments, dyes, pigments, stencils, and other equipment; and

      (6)   Gauze and bandages.

(1975 Code, § 26-28)

   (C)   A body piercing establishment must have the following minimum equipment:

      (1)   Twenty-five disposable singe-use needles of each size used;

      (2)   Twenty-five forceps;

      (3)   Two hundred cotton swabs in sealed containers;

      (4)   Two hundred disposable cups;

      (5)   Three hundred disposable latex or vinyl examination gloves;

      (6)   One gallon each or germicidal soap, isopropyl alcohol, and distilled water for prepping skin;

      (7)   Access to the applicable sterilization and sanitation measures as required in this chapter, state law or regulation;

      (8)   Closed dustproof containers for the exclusive storage of instruments and other equipment; and

      (9)   Sealed gauze and bandages.

(Ord. 1246, passed 12-6-2010)

Penalty, see § 10.99