This chapter has been enacted pursuant to the authority granted the
city by RSA 31:39m, effective July 1, 1985.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following words and phrases when
used herein shall be construed as follows:
ORANGE STICK
A device specifically designed to clean under fingernails and to
work the cuticle of the fingernail to ensure cleanliness.
TATTOO
To mark or color the skin by pricking in coloring matter so as to
form indelible marks. The practice of marking the body by the production of
scars is prohibited.
TATTOO ARTIST
Any person who actually performs the work of tattooing.
TATTOO ESTABLISHMENT
Any room or space where tattooing is practiced or where the business
of tattooing is conducted or any part thereof.
TATTOO OPERATOR
Any person who controls, operates, conducts or manages any tattoo
establishment, whether actually performing the work of tattooing or not.
It shall be the duty of the Health Officer to cause inspections to be
made on a recurring basis at least twice per year of all tattoo establishments
and the equipment thereof. If said place of business is not maintained, conducted
or operated in conformity with the requirements of this chapter as now enacted
or as subsequently amended, then the Health Officer may suspend or revoke
the permit of the operator or artist until said tattoo establishment and the
operation thereof are made to conform to the requirements of this chapter.
The floor of the operating room of the tattoo establishment shall be
of impervious material and shall be, at all times, maintained in a clean condition.
The walls and ceiling of the operating room shall be a light color, shall
be maintained in good repair without flaking or chipping and shall be of such
material as to permit cleaning.
If acetate stencils are to be used, the stencil for transferring the
design to the skin shall be thoroughly cleaned and rinsed in a germicidal
solution approved by the Health Officer following each use and shall be maintained
in a clean, sanitary condition.