Town of Cromwell, CT Health Standards

He shall be responsible for the enforcement of the health, sanitary and housing standards codes, regulations and ordinances.

He may make new ordinances as needed, subject to the approval of the Town Council.

He may and shall call upon the State Department of Health for advice and assistance in difficult problems and those of magnitude, such as large subdivisions, nursing homes, convalescent hospitals, motels and restaurants.

He shall keep in contact with the local Planning and Zoning Commission, the Town Council, and the Town Manager, and they in turn will contact him or his authorized representative before granting permits and changes, which in any manner may involve sanitation and the health of the population.

He shall supervise the work of the Sanitary Inspector and consult with him at weekly intervals as near as possible and at all other times that urgency requires.

(6)

He shall render an annual report, in writing, in June of each year, for inclusion in the annual Town Report. This should include a resume of the work of the Department and any other matter which he deems of interest to and for the good of the population.

(7)

He shall also perform any other duties as prescribed by the State Health Code which have not been stated above.

There shall be a Sanitarian and Building Inspector appointed by the Town Council. He shall serve on a full-time basis as an employee of the Town. He shall continue in office on a merit basis as long as he properly fulfills his duties. He shall have had some experience and/or training in these fields of work. He may, at the time of his appointment, be subject to examination at the discretion of the Town Council, with recommendations from the Town Manager and the Director of Health. His duties shall be as follows:

[Amended STM 12-29-1969; TC 6-16-2014]

He shall act as an authorized representative of the local Director at all times and all phases of sanitation.

He may receive complaints regarding nuisances and shall consult with the Director in regard to their correction.

He shall consult as frequently as necessary with the local Director in regard to complaints and problems of sanitation.

He shall meet with the Planning and Zoning Commission and act as liaison representative for the Health Department.

Upon adoption of a contemplated housing code,[1] he shall assist in the enforcement of those regulations.

Editor's Note: See Ch. 151, Housing Standards.

(6)

He shall be familiar with state and local regulations in sanitation matters so he may instruct applicants for permits as to all requirements.

(7)

He shall maintain records and diagrams and maps regarding all sanitary installations in new construction, as well as any major alterations in old installations.

(8)

He shall perform the seepage tests, supervise installation and make a final inspection of all sanitary installations and grant final approval, in writing. When percolation tests are performed by a qualified licensed engineer, hired by the builders or owners of any project, he may accept their reports after proper study without performing the tests himself. Also, he may under certain circumstances request that the applicant shall have seepage tests performed by a qualified licensed sanitary engineer at the applicant's expense and shall have such report filed with the Sanitarian for his consideration.

(9)

He shall submit to the local Director of Health, on a quarterly basis, a list of permits granted for sanitary installations, noting the fees charged and the total of such fees and shall state at the bottom of the list the following quotation: "These services were paid for by the Town directly to the inspector on a salary rather than a fee basis." This report shall be made on a state Form O.A. 75, which form will be supplied by the Director. They shall be in triplicate.

(10)

Each year, at the end of June, he shall submit a written report to the Director of Health briefly summarizing the previous year's work and adding any comments that will be of interest to the townspeople. A copy of this report is to be sent to the Town Manager and the Town Council.

(11)

He shall issue certificates of occupancy according to § 146-15 of this chapter.

§ 146-4 Right of entry.

The local Director of Health and his authorized representatives shall have the right of entry onto private property for the purpose of investigating any complaints of nuisances.

§ 146-5 Complaints.

Any complaint made to the Director of Health may be required by him to be in writing and bear the signature of the complainant. Telephone complainants must identify themselves by name and address.

§ 146-6 Enforcement.

[Amended BOS 4-9-1997]

The local Director of Health shall enforce these ordinances at all times as per the authority of the State Code and health statutes. The appeal provisions of Article I, § 1-1B, of this Code shall not apply to violations of the State Code.

§ 146-7 Reportable diseases and quarantine.

Every physician shall report, in writing or by phone, all diseases of a communicable nature, as listed by the State Code, Section 19-13-A2 (1965).[1]

Editor's Note: Section 19-13-A2 of the Public Health Code was repealed 10-25-1989. See now Title 19a, Public Health and Well-Being, § 19-a-36-A1 et seq.

No parent or guardian nor any school official or teacher shall allow a child to attend school who has or may have any of the diseases listed in the State Code, Section 19-13-A2 (1965).

No person afflicted with any communicable diseases, as listed in Section 19-13-A2, shall attend any public meeting or assembly or travel in any public conveyance without special permission from the Director.

Release from isolation or quarantine from any of the common contagious diseases shall be according to rules as agreed upon by the area directors of Middletown and vicinity (1966).

Controls on communicable diseases.

Disease	Pupil with disease excluded from school, may not be readmitted:	Contacts
Chicken pox	7 days after appearance of first crop of vesicles	Not excluded
German measles (rubella)	5 days after appearance of rash	Not excluded
Measles (rubeola)	5 days after appearance of rash	Not excluded
Mumps	When swelling of parotid glands has subsided completely	Not excluded
Ringworm of scalp	Only if under physician's care, confirmed by note from physician	Not excluded
Streptococcal infection of upper respiratory tract, including scarlet fever	If under physician's care when clinically recovered; otherwise, at least 7 days from onset of first symptom	Not excluded

	Disease	When cases and contacts are excluded from school, pupil with disease may be readmitted:	Contacts	Remarks
	Diphtheria (cases and carriers)	When 2 successive cultures from nose and throat taken not less than 24 hours apart are negative; must have permit from Health Department	Excluded from school and readmitted only when 2 successive noise and throat cultures taken not less than 24 hours apart are negative	Which cultures are persistently positive in the absence of clinical disease, virulence tests will be done

	Other Diseases of Public Health Significance
	Disease	Control Measures
	Impetigo	Permit pupils to remain in school, if under medical treatment; check contacts daily
	Pediculosis	Exclude pupils from school until treatment has been inaugurated; inspect all pupils daily and advise treatment if indicated

§ 146-8 Required immunizations.

No superintendent, principal or teacher of any public or private school in this Town shall permit any child to attend school until such child shall have been vaccinated against smallpox and immunized against diphtheria, whooping cough, tetanus and poliomyelitis, unless a child's parents or guardian present evidence from a physician that, in his opinion, it would not be prudent to so immunize because of disease or allergy. A certificate of immunization must be presented at the time of enrollment at school.

§ 146-9 Public nuisances.

The following conditions are specifically declared to constitute public nuisances:

Bakeries, restaurants and other places where food is prepared or served that are not kept in a clean and sanitary condition or in which persons who have any communicable disease are employed or for which suitable toilet facilities are not provided or in which there is evidence that rats, mice or vermin are present.

Spoiled or diseased meats, whether exposed and offered for sale or being transported or kept for sale.

Barns or stables, hog pens, chicken yards or manure piles or accumulations of organic material so maintained as to be in a breeding place for flies.

The discharge or exposure of sewage, garbage or any other organic filth into or on any public place in such a way that transmission of infective material may result thereby.

Privies not screened against flies in populous districts and privies likely to pollute the ground- or surface water from which water supply is obtained.

(6)

Transportation of garbage, night soil or other organic filth, except in tightly covered conveyances which prevent leakage or access of flies.

(7)

Stagnant water likely to afford breeding places for mosquitoes within a residential district or within a distance of 1,000 feet therefrom.

(8)

Bone-boiling, fat-rendering establishments or tallow or soap works or other trades, when they can be shown to affect public health or produce serious offense.

(9)

Buildings or any part thereof which are in dilapidated or filthy condition which may endanger the life or health of persons living in the vicinity.

Upon receiving notice of any nuisance, as stated above, the local Director shall, as soon as possible, investigate the same. If he finds conditions to come within the above definitions, he shall notify the offender or offenders both verbally and by writing. He shall use the official Form O.S.E. 18, stating the facts of his findings and specify the period of time in which the nuisance shall be abated. If such an order is disobeyed, he may report the facts to the prosecuting authorities. A copy must be kept in the Director's file, and one shall be sent to the office of the Sanitarian.

§ 146-10 Sewage disposal; fees.

[Amended STM 12-29-1969; BOS 7-12-2006; BOS 12-4-2008; BOS 6-15-2011]

The purpose of this section is to amend the ordinance for sewer fee changes.

No dwelling, apartment house, hotel, motel or commercial building may be constructed unless the plans for the sewage disposal system have been approved by the local director or his authorized representative. No such structure shall be occupied until the final installation of such system is approved.

All human and domestic sewage, including kitchen and laundry wastes, shall be disposed of in properly managed sewers, septic tank systems, privy vaults or by other means, in accordance with the State Public Health Code, Section 19-13-B20a through B20r (1969)[1] and January 15, 1970, using the latest revision of said code at all times.

Editor's Note: Sections 19-13-B20a through -B20r of the Public Health Code were repealed 8-16-1982.

Where public sewer lines are available in any given area, all dwellings, commercial buildings, hotels and motels, new and old, producing human wastes and soiled water and chemicals shall be connected to such sewer lines. All such dwellings, commercial buildings, hotels and motels must make necessary changes and connect their systems to these lines within a twelve-month period after such line is declared open and functioning. In case a private disposal system is malfunctioning and/or creating a nuisance, the connection to the public sewer line must be made within three months. Any deviation from standard connection shall only be done by special permission of the Director of Health or his authorized representative.

Where public sewers are not available, individual subsurface disposal systems must be installed on each lot in compliance with the State Public Health Code, using the latest revision of said code at all times.

A permit must be obtained from the Sanitarian for all new disposal systems and for major repairs or changes in old ones that have become defective. The fee for the review of plans for all new disposal systems shall be $100. The fee for the review of plans for repairs and changes to existing systems shall be $75. The fee shall be $100 for a new or repair installation. Services and fees shall be as follows:

[Amended TC 6-16-2014]

Reviewing the plot plan that the builder or owner must submit showing the location of the house, well and disposal system, with distances to neighboring installations of like nature. The fee shall be $100.

Seepage tests made in test holes in the proposed area of seepage and at the proper depth, unless these are supplied by a licensed registered engineer employed by the applicant.

Observations of a seven-foot-deep hole where other regulations request such in specific instances. The soil test fee shall be $100 per lot.

Inspection of the completed system before backfill.

No two-family, multiple-family or apartment building shall be constructed or renovated to such in any area unless public sewage is available.

Any private sewage disposal treatment system which contemplates discharge of treated sewage into any stream or surface water must have the approval of the State Department of Health and Water Resources Commission[2] before any construction of buildings is started.

[2]

Editor's Note: Now the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Trailer parks must conform to the above subsections in regard to all regulations set forth in the State Public Health Code, Section 19-13-B28 (1969).[3]

[3]

Editor's Note: Section 19-13-B28 of the Public Health Code was repealed 6-2-1997.

A house-connection sewer shall not pass within 75 feet of a well, unless the sewer is constructed of cast-iron pipe with leaded or equivalent joints. No sewer, however constructed, shall pass within 25 feet of a well.

No sewer line may pass within 100 feet of a public water-supply well. If it must be placed between 100 feet and 200 feet from such a supply, it must be constructed of cast-iron pipe with leaded or equivalent joints.

If private wells are unfavorably located with regard to sewers, it may be necessary to insist on abandonment of such wells and require tie-in with the public water supply, if available, or relocation of the well. The fee for reviewing new well installations shall be $100.

[Amended TC 6-16-2014]

Approval of building conversions, additions or changes in use in areas without public sewers.

The Director of Health shall have the powers contained within § 19a-13-B100a of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies with respect to the approval of any proposed building conversion/change in use, building addition, attached or detached garage, accessory structure, below- or aboveground pool, or the preservation of any sewage disposal area, located in an area where public sewers are not available.

The terms contained within this Subsection L shall be defined in accordance with § 19a-13-B100a(a) of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

An application under this Subsection L shall be submitted to the Department of Health with a fee of $50.

A final decision by the Director of Health made pursuant to this Subsection L shall be made in writing and sent to the applicant. Any decision adverse to the applicant or which limits the application shall set forth the facts and conclusions upon which the decision is based. Such written decision shall be deemed equivalent to an order and may be appealed pursuant to § 19a-229 of the Connecticut General Statutes.

§ 146-11 Prohibition of sewage overflows and nuisances.

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit the creation or maintenance of any sewage overflow or nuisance, the abatement of which shall be subject to the provisions of § 146-9B.

§ 146-12 Private sewage disposal systems for commercial buildings.

For the minimum requirements for installation of private sewage disposal systems or commercial buildings, refer to State Code, Section 19-13-B20a through B20r (1969)[1] and January 15, 1970, using the latest revision of said code at all times.

Editor's Note: Sections 19-13-B20a through -B20r of the Public Health Code were repealed 8-16-1982.

§ 146-13 Subdivisions.

[Amended STM 12-29-1969; BOS 5-8-1985]

The Planning and Zoning Commission, upon receiving an application for a realty subdivision, will notify the Director of Health or the Sanitarian of this fact and submit to them plans and maps of the proposed subdivision. After proper investigation, the Director of Health shall render a written report to the Commission, approving the plans or disapproving them. In case of disapproval, he must state all the reasons for such decision.

Sewage disposal. All installations shall be connected to a public sewer system when available. When individual subsurface disposal systems have to be installed, they must conform to all the regulations and statutes of the state and local codes regarding such disposal and, specifically, as follows:

Minimum seepage rate should be one inch in 20 minutes or faster.

Bottom of seepage trenches and leaching cesspools must be at least 18 inches above maximum groundwater level.

Ledge rock shall be at least four feet below the bottom of seepage trenches or leaching cesspools. If trenches 36 inches in depth are used, ledge rock should be at least seven feet below the surface.

§ 146-14 Garbage disposal.

No person shall throw, dump or deposit any filth, garbage, decaying animal or vegetable matter which may be prejudicial to health or a nuisance factor upon any vacant lot, highway or public place, nor in any brook, pond or spring. This does not preclude the proper use of fertilizer upon the land.

No garbage or odor-producing material shall be burned in open incinerators at any time or place. The residual contents left from burning other combustible trash shall not be left so as to attract vermin or flies.

All public and commercial garbage- and refuse-collecting conveyances shall be properly and tightly covered so as not to allow spillage from the vehicle at any time.

The owner or landlord of any multiple-unit dwelling shall supply the tenants with proper receptacles for the deposition of rubbish and garbage. The latter shall be in separate containers, and all shall be tightly covered at all times. The landlord shall be responsible to the Director of Health for the tenants' cooperation in these matters, and he shall instruct them properly at the time of moving in.

§ 146-15 Certificates of occupancy.

A certificate of occupancy shall be issued by the local Building Inspector and Sanitarian to the owners of any private dwelling, motel, hotel, apartment house and commercial building, whether new or structurally altered, after he has been satisfied that all sanitary and building code ordinances have been adhered to, and the Fire Marshal has given his approval in writing. The latter is particularly required for multiple-housing units and commercial buildings.

§ 146-16 Animals.

No person shall keep dogs, cats, rabbits or such domestic animals as pigs, goats, cows, horses and fowl in any locality in Town so as to create, in the opinion of the Director of Health, a nuisance or a health hazard.

Barns and yards to contain domestic animals and fowl shall be at least 250 feet from the high-water mark of any watercourse or reservoir.

[Amended BOS 8-12-1998]

The term "high-water mark" as used in this section applies to any depression in which water may flow at any time during the year.

Wastes from such compounds shall not be allowed to accumulate in such quantity as to become a permanent breeding place for flies and mosquitoes.

It shall be the purpose of this chapter to correct any present violations within nonfarm areas.

§ 146-17 Drainage.

No discharge from seepage fields or laundry water shall be allowed to empty into any street drain or open ditch.

No groundwater drainage nor water from roofs, cellars or yards shall discharge into or near any sewage disposal system nor into any public sewer.

No person shall direct any stormwater or wastewater onto neighboring property which is not his own without special written consent of the second owner (neighbor) and the Director of Health.

Sink drainage or laundry-water systems, where no flush water toilet fixtures are connected, shall be constructed with a septic tank and seepage system at least 1/2 the capacity specified for the usual house sewerage systems.

§ 146-18 Violations and penalties.

All violations of this chapter shall be investigated by the Director of Health and/or his Sanitary Inspector. Violators shall be notified verbally and by official written notice, on Form O.S.E. 18, and signed by the local Director of Health. This form indicates, on the back page, the penalties that may be invoked if the notice is disregarded.

The repeal of the present health regulations and of its supplements and revisions shall not affect any offense or act committed or done or any penalty or forfeiture incurred or any contract or right established accruing before the date this chapter goes into effect.

§ 146-19 Water supplies.

[Added STM 12-29-1969]

Approved public water supplies, when available, shall be used to supply all buildings and dwellings, public and private, occupied or used by human occupants. This does not apply to any existing or contemplated private water supply which, in the opinion of the Director of Health, is so located and constructed that it is not polluted or in danger of pollution.

In the absence or unavailability of public water supply, private wells or springs may be constructed and developed according to the Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut, Section 19-13-B51 through 19-13-B52 (1969 Revision), or as amended.[1]

HAIRDRESSING AND COSMETOLOGY

Editor's Note: See now Sections 19-13-B51a through -B51m of the Public Health Code.

No such well or spring shall be constructed or located within 75 feet of the nearest property line of a public highway or any street or road contemplated for acceptance now or in the future by the Town of Cromwell.

§ 146-20 Amendments.

It is agreed that this chapter may be supplemented or changed as needed in the future after proper notification and Town Meeting as prescribed by law.

§ 146-21 Personal service establishments.

[Added BOS 7-12-2006; amended TC 6-16-2014; TC 8-5-2019]

Authority of the Director of Health. The Director of Health or his or her designee shall have the full power to enter and inspect all barbershops, salons, tattoo, body piercing studios and tanning salons within the Town of Cromwell during their usual business hours to ensure proper sanitary conditions.

Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

BARBERSHOP

The practice, as stated in Connecticut General Statutes § 20-234, when done upon the head, face and neck for cosmetic purposes and done for the public, with or without compensation therefor, shall be construed as practicing the occupation of barber or master barber within the meaning of this chapter: shaving or trimming the beard; cutting hair; styling or cutting hairpieces and wigs; giving facial and scalp massages or application of oils, creams, lotions or other preparations, either by hand or mechanical appliances; singeing, shampooing or dyeing the hair or applying hair tonic; and applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or lotions to scalp, face or neck; provided nothing in this chapter shall permit any of the services or acts herein described to be used for the treatment or cure of any physical or mental disease or ailment.

BODY PIERCING

Involves the puncturing, piercing, or creating a channel through any part of the body other than the earlobe (i.e., lower portion of the auricle having no cartilage) for the purpose of inserting a decorative object.

ESTABLISHMENT

Encompasses the terms "salon," "tanning salon" and "barbershop" when used collectively.

As defined in Connecticut General Statutes § 20-250. The art of dressing, arranging, curling, waving, weaving, cutting, singeing, bleaching and coloring the hair and treating the scalp of any person, and massaging, cleansing, stimulating, manipulating, exercising or beautifying with the use of the hands, appliances, cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, tonics, lotions, creams, powders, oils or clays and doing similar work on the face, neck and arms, and manicuring the fingernails of any person for compensation, provided nothing in this definition shall prohibit an unlicensed person from performing facials, eyebrow arching, shampooing or manicuring of the fingernails or, for cosmetic purposes only, trimming, filing and painting the healthy toenails, excluding cutting nail beds, corns and calluses or other medical treatment involving the foot or ankle, or braiding hair.

NAIL TECHNICIAN

A person who, for compensation, cuts, shapes, polishes, or enhances the appearance of nails of the hands or feet, including, but not limited to, the application and removal of sculptured or artificial nails as set forth in Connecticut General Statutes § 19a-231.

OPERATOR

An individual designated by the tanning facility to control operation of the tanning facility and to instruct and assist the consumer in the proper operation of the tanning device.

SALON

Includes any shop, store, day spa, or other commercial establishment at which the practice of barbering, as described in Connecticut General Statutes § 20-234, hairdressing and cosmetology, as defined herein and in Connecticut General Statutes § 20-250, or the services of a nail technician, or any combination thereof, is offered and provided.

STUDENT TATTOO TECHNICIAN

A person practicing tattooing on another person under the supervision of a licensed technician [Connecticut General Statutes § 20-266n(5)].

TANNING DEVICE

Any equipment that emits radiation used for tanning of the skin, such as a sunlamp, tanning booth or tanning bed that emits ultraviolet radiation, and includes any accompanying equipment, such as timers or handrails.

TANNING SALON

Any place where a tanning device is used for a fee, membership dues, or other compensation as stated in Connecticut General Statutes § 19a-232.

TATTOOING

Marking or coloring, in an indelible manner, the skin of any person by pricking with coloring matter by injection into the skin with permanent dye or ink or by producing scars (Connecticut General Statutes § 19a-92a[1][1]).

TATTOO ARTIST/TECHNICIAN

A person who practices tattooing on another person; effective July 1, 2014, shall include any and all described practices permitted by state law performed by a tattoo artist/technician licensed in the State of Connecticut (Connecticut General Statutes § 20-266n).

TATTOO EQUIPMENT

Any equipment, instruments or utensils used in the application of ink to the skin, including permanent cosmetics.

WORK AREA

A separate room with one or more work stations, or a private room set aside to serve one customer at a time.

WORK STATION

A chair, countertop and floor space set aside for the purpose of serving a customer, including floor space for the operator to stand while serving the customer.

Editor’s Note: Connecticut General Statutes § 19a-92a was repealed 2013, P.A. 13-234, § 157, effective 7-1-2014. See now Connecticut General Statutes § 20-266n.

License required. It shall be unlawful for any person or organization to operate any salon or establishment that performs massage therapy, manicures, pedicures, facials, the shampooing or cutting of the hair or the barbering of hair, care or conditioning of the skin, including tanning, within the Town of Cromwell without the possession of a valid license issued by the Director of Health or his representative.

Conditions of license; expiration. Only a person who complies with the requirements of the Public Health Code of the State of Connecticut and the Code of the Town of Cromwell, Connecticut, shall be entitled to receive and retain such a license. Licenses shall not be transferred from one person to another person or from one location to another. All licenses shall expire on June 30 of each year.

Posting required. The owner or proprietor of any salon shall keep a valid license posted in a conspicuous public location visible to the patrons of the establishment, protected against defacement or damage, at all times.

Fee. Each of these services shall be charged a licensing fee of $85.

Citation and license revocation procedures. Any license issued under this chapter may be revoked by the Director of Health, or his or her duly authorized designee, in accordance with this chapter, whenever the Director of Health, or his or her duly authorized designee, finds a hazard to the public health or the existence of a violation under this chapter, the Connecticut Public Health Code, and any other applicable codes, regulations or statutes. When the Director of Health uncovers such hazard or violation, he/she shall issue a written notice to the license holder citing the conditions, specifying the corrective action to be taken, and specifying the time period within which the action shall be taken. If the corrective action is not taken within the time period set forth in the written notice, a written order shall be issued revoking the license and prohibiting further use of the establishment until said violations are corrected. If the conditions, in the judgment of the Director of Health, or his or her duly authorized designee, constitute a substantial hazard to the public health, he/she may immediately revoke the license or order immediate correction.

Age restriction on use of tanning device. Pursuant to Connecticut General Statutes § 19a-232, an operator shall not allow any person under 17 years of age to use a tanning device. Any operator who, knowing that a person is under 17 years of age or under circumstances where such operator should know that a person is under 17 years of age, allows such person to use a tanning device shall be fined not more than $100. Such fine shall be payable to the Town of Cromwell and collected by the Director of Health or his or her duly authorized designee.

Display of license. Any license issued under this chapter shall be displayed in a prominent place at the salon, barbershop, or tanning salon. Failure to do so may result in revocation of a license issued under this chapter.

Equipment. All shops, stores or places of business shall be properly equipped to conduct the business of hairdressing and cosmetology, as well as tattoo and body piercing studios. There shall be one wash bowl for each shampoo chair and three operators. Shampoo bowls shall be used for hairdressing and cosmetology work only. A utility sink shall be provided for proper cleansing of instruments. Shampoo bowls, cabinets, combs, brushes, hand sinks, and towels shall be provided by the shop owner and be in good working condition and clean. Booths or working areas shall provide 36 square feet as minimum area for each operator employed in the shop. This area shall not include any space devoted to waiting rooms and other purposes. No dryers shall be placed in any waiting room or in the three-foot passageway, which is the minimum amount of space for passageways that shall be maintained throughout the shop.

Sanitation.

No attendant who is affected with any infectious disease in a communicable form shall attend to any person without taking appropriate precautions. Attendants shall wash their hands thoroughly with soap and hot water before attending to any person. Attendants shall wear clean, washable uniforms at all times. No animals or pets shall be kept in a beauty salon or studio.

All brushes, combs, instruments and applicators shall be cleansed and disinfected after each use. Individual head rest coverings shall be supplied for each person. In manicuring, a clean paper lining for the finger bowl shall be used for each person. Brushes, scissors, clippers, tweezers, combs, rubber discs, parts of vibrators and other utensils and appliances shall be disinfected after use upon any person. No tools shall be left exposed on work stands, but after each use shall be cleansed, disinfected and kept in a clean, closed drawer or cabinet. No towel shall be used for more than one person without being laundered. Clean towels shall be delivered in bags and kept in a clean, closed cabinet or closet. Suitable containers for soiled towels, brushes and combs shall be provided. No powder puff, sponge, neck duster or brush roller shall be used for more than one person. The use of solid soap in common, or for more than one person, is prohibited. All hair dropping upon the floor shall be removed therefrom as soon as possible and in such manner as not to cause a nuisance.

Proper ventilation shall be provided for excess heat and odors. Floors shall have hard washable surfaces in areas where tinting or shampooing is done or where such chemicals as sodium hydroxide, peroxide or thioglycolate are used. Floors shall be maintained in a clean state at all times. Toilets shall meet requirements of the regulations governing plumbing in the public code.

Effective EPA-approved sanitizing solution shall be used for brushes, combs, and other implements.

An adequate supply of hot and cold running water at proper temperature from a municipal or approved private source shall be provided for service of customers, cleanliness of employees, and for washing of floors, walls, ceilings, and equipment. There shall be a minimum of one hand-washing facility conveniently located in or adjacent to each private treatment room and in each work area and bathroom in order to provide for proper hand washing.

Tattoo license required; age restriction.

No person shall engage in the practice of tattooing unless the person is a licensed tattoo technician per Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 387a, §§ 20-266n through 20-266s.