A. 
When it is necessary to shave the area to be tattooed, a new disposable razor for each patron shall be used. The common use of shaving mugs and brushes is prohibited.
B. 
After shaving the area to be tattooed, or if the area does not need to be shaved, the site of the tattoo shall be cleaned with soap and hot water, rinsed with clean water and germicidal solution applied in a sanitary manner before the design is placed on the skin. Only sterile, individual towels and gauze shall be used in preparing the site to be tattooed. These dressings shall be properly disposed of after use with each patron.
C. 
If Vaseline or other jellies are applied, it shall be done with a sterile swab or sterile spatula for the use of each patron. Unused portions of jellies remaining from service on a patron shall be discarded.
D. 
Alum or any material used to stop the flow of blood must be used only in the form of a powder or liquid and applied only with sterile gauze or sterile absorbent cotton.
The stencil for transferring the tattoo shall be used for a single tattooing procedure only.
A. 
A sterile set of individual, single use needles shall be used for each patron. The open end of the needle tube of the tattooing machine shall be cleaned and sterilized after each use. The use of disinfectants does not constitute an approved sterilization method.
B. 
Single service or individual containers of dye or ink shall be used for each patron and any remaining ink or dye in the container following the procedure shall be discarded. Nontoxic, FDA approved dyes and inks shall be used in all tattoo procedures.
C. 
Single-use containers shall be disinfected prior to use.
D. 
Excess dye applied to the skin shall be removed with individual gauze pads or sterile cotton only. The area tattooed shall then be allowed to dry and the entire site covered with a piece of sterile gauze only, which may then be covered with a piece of dressing and fastened with adhesive. Only approved surgical dressings and tapes shall be used on patrons. The use of paper napkins, other materials and mastic tape for dressings is prohibited.
A. 
No tattooing shall be done on any person who is under the obvious influence of alcohol or other drugs.
B. 
No tattooing shall be done on any person under the age of 18 (per NH RSA 639:3 II).
C. 
No tattooing shall be done above the neck, below the ankles, below the wrists or on the genitalia.
D. 
No tattooing shall be done on skin surface that has a rash, pimples, boils, infections or other unhealthy skin conditions.
E. 
No skin area shall be penetrated, abraded or treated with chemicals for the purpose of removing, camouflaging or altering any blemish, birthmark, scar or previous tattoo.
F. 
Medical history records obtained earlier shall be checked and updated, and anyone giving a history of jaundice, hepatitis, HIV infection or other infectious or communicable diseases shall not be tattooed.
A. 
After each customer is tattooed, the needle bars, grips and tubes must be disengaged, with the tubes, from the machine and placed in an autoclavable dish. The needle bars must be cleaned ultrasonically, then resterilized. Ultrasonic treatment alone is not effective. All used needles shall be disinfected before discarding. Used needles must be placed in a fresh solution of hypochlorite for 30 minutes before disposal.
B. 
The pigment capsules must be disposed of after each customer.
C. 
Capsule holders and forceps must be sterilized between sessions.
D. 
Holding tubes for motors must be sterilized between sessions.
E. 
Used needles shall be placed in an appropriate infectious waste sharps container.
A. 
Written instructions, approved by the Health Officer, shall be given to each patron or customer on the care of the tattooed site to prevent infection after each tattooing. A copy of these instructions shall also be posted in a conspicuous place in the tattoo establishment, clearly visible to the person being tattooed.
B. 
All infections resulting from the practice of tattooing which become known to the operator(s), owner(s) and/or artist(s) shall be reported to the Health Officer by the owner of the tattoo establishment.
C. 
All tattooists are strongly advised to receive the Hepatitis B vaccine which would provide them with immunity from contracting the disease from a patron and protect the patrons from contracting the disease from a nonsymptomatic tattooist.