No person, firm, corporation or other entity shall conduct the business
of body piercing in the Borough of Seaside Heights unless said person, firm,
corporation or other entity shall have obtained a license to do so from the
Ocean County Board of Health and is in and remains in compliance with all
regulations promulgated by the Ocean County Board of Health.
It shall be a violation for anyone to pierce any body part of an individual under 18 years of age without authorization signed by his or her parent or legal guardian and witnessed by the operator. The body piercing establishment shall provide such authorization form and shall attach thereto a copy of the authorizing parent's or legal guardian's driver's license or county identification card. The operator shall be responsible for maintaining the original consent form, copies of all consent information and the minor's original application, filled out in compliance with §
47-4, for a period of two years beyond the minor's 18th birthday.
Each person wishing to be pierced must fill out an application provided
by the establishment which shall include the name, date of birth, address,
telephone number, health history, including known allergies and currently
prescribed medications, and signature of the patron, as well as the date,
location(s) of the piercing(s) and name of the operator. A copy of a driver's
license or county identification card verifying the age of the applicant shall
be attached to the application. Applicants under the age of 21 must provide
photo identification. Such records shall be maintained by the body piercing
establishment and shall be available for examination by the local health authority
or its authorized representative. Such records shall be maintained by the
body piercing establishment for a period of not less than three years.