[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson 10-12-1993
by L.L. No. 4-1993. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It has been the experience of other municipalities, including the City
of New York, that tattooing has led to increased cases of serum hepatitis.
It has also been their experience that regulatory measures have proved ineffective
in eliminating this health risk because of the inability to supervise tattooing
establishments at all times. The Village of Hastings-on-Hudson also lacks
the resources and personnel to supervise tattooing establishments on an ongoing
basis. Accordingly, the Board of Trustees finds that in this village, as in
other communities, a ban on tattooing except for medical purposes is the only
feasible means of protecting the public against disease from this source.
It shall be unlawful for any person to tattoo a human being within the
Village of Hastings-on-Hudson, except that tattooing may be performed for
medical purposes by a person licensed or otherwise pursuant to the Education
Law to practice medicine or osteopathy.
An offense against the provision of this chapter shall be punishable
by a fine of not more than $250 or by imprisonment for not more than 15 days,
or both.
