[HISTORY: Adopted by the Bellevue Board 11-23-1993 (§ 12.07
of the 1998 Code). Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Licenses and permits — See Ch. 292.
A.
License required. No person shall engage in the business of tattooing
in the Village of Bellevue without a license.
C.
Application investigation. The application for license shall be given
to the Community Development Director. The Village Clerk-Treasurer
shall issue the license on approval of the Health Commissioner, after
an investigation and inspection of the premises where tattooing is
proposed to be practiced, certifying that the sanitary conditions
prevailing upon the premises comply with the provisions of this chapter.
D.
Display. The license issued shall be posted at all times on the licensed
premises in a conspicuous location.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
Acceptable to the Health Department based upon its determination
of conformance to good public health practices.
Any person retained or designated by the Village Board to
provide advice or assistance to the Village in implementing the provisions
of this chapter.
[Amended 4-8-1998]
Submission to the steam pressure (autoclave) method with
at least 15 pounds of pressure per square inch at 250° F. for
at least 30 minutes.
Includes any method of placing or removing designs, letters,
scrolls, figures, symbols, or any other marks upon or under the skin
of a person with ink or color by the aid of needles or instruments.
A.
Premises.
(1)
All tattooing establishments shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary
condition. Antiseptic procedures shall be followed to ensure physical
cleanliness and sanitation.
(2)
(3)
A handwashing facility supplied with hot and cold water under pressure,
soap, and single-service towels shall be located in the room in which
the tattoo is administered.
(4)
Approved waste containers with nonabsorbent plastic liners shall
be used for all tissues, towels, gauze pads, and other similar items
used on the customer.
(5)
No person shall be present in the immediate vicinity of the area
in which tattoos are administered unless authorized by the tattoo
operator to be there.
B.
Equipment.
(1)
General.
(a)
All tattoo establishments shall be equipped with an autoclave
which is in good working order and which is manufactured with temperature
and pressure gauges marked and visible on the outside of the unit.
(b)
All pigments, dyes, and instruments used in the practice of
tattooing shall be sterilized before use.
(c)
Needles shall be used on only one customer and then discarded
after use.
(d)
Needles may be reused on the same person by rinsing them under
running tap water followed by rinsing them in 70% isopropyl alcohol
or other method approved by the Health Commissioner.
(e)
All instruments shall be thoroughly cleaned before being sterilized.
This may be done with an ultrasonic cleaner or with a probe, needles,
or brush able to enter the smallest opening of the instrument. After
cleaning, instruments shall be rinsed under fresh running tap water.
(f)
After sterilization, all needles and other instruments not individually
wrapped shall be stored in a sterilized and covered glass container
or in a stainless steel tray and submerged in an approved sterilizing
and disinfecting solution. The Health Commissioner shall supply all
establishments licensed under this chapter with a list of approved
sterilizing and disinfecting solutions.
(g)
Equipment or instruments requiring sterilization may be wrapped
with an approved paper or plastic or placed in glass or plastic tubes.
All such packages or containers shall be marked with temperature recording
tape or labels and dated with the date of sterilization.
(2)
Stencils.
(a)
Plastic stencils shall be thoroughly cleaned after each use
and sanitized by immersion for 10 minutes in a chlorine disinfectant
solution prepared by mixing one tablespoon of household bleach containing
5% chlorine with one pint of water. A fresh solution of chlorine must
be prepared for each stencil. After sanitizing, the stencils shall
be rinsed in running tap water and air dried or blotted dry with a
clean, single-service towel. Prior to use, each precleaned stencil
shall be rinsed in a 70% isopropyl alcohol solution.
(b)
Paper stencils shall only be used once. New paper stencils shall
be used for every individual.
(3)
Dyes and inks.
(a)
The licensee shall submit, in writing, to the Health Commissioner
the source of all dyes and inks used in administering tattoos.
(b)
Dyes or inks shall be taken only from squeeze bottle containers
in which the dyes or inks have been sterilized.
(c)
Immediately before applying a tattoo, the dye to be used for
the tattoo shall be squeezed from the sterile dye bottles into sterile
disposable cups. Upon the completion of the tattoo, the cups and unused
dye shall be discarded. Any dye in which the needles were dipped shall
not be used on another person.
C.
Skin preparation.
(1)
Aseptic technique must be utilized in the practice of tattooing.
(a)
Each operator is required to scrub his or her hands thoroughly
before commencing tattooing on the customer's skin.
(b)
If the customer's skin is to be shaved, the skin shall
be washed with a cleansing, medicated soap before shaving. A safety
razor shall be used. A new blade shall be used for each customer.
The blade shall be discarded after each use. Reusable blade holders
shall be sterilized after each use. If disposable blade holders are
used, they may be used on one customer only and then must be discarded.
(c)
The skin area to be tattooed shall be prepared by thoroughly
washing the area with 70% isopropyl alcohol or other method approved
by the Health Commissioner.
(d)
Single-use gauze pads, cloths and towels shall be used in the
skin cleaning and preparation process.
(e)
Petroleum jelly used for applying stencils shall be dispensed
from a single-use disposable container or with a sterile tongue blade
or sterile applicator stick which shall be discarded after each use.
(2)
After completing work on any person, the tattooed area shall be washed
with 70% isopropyl alcohol. A dry, sterile gauze dressing shall be
used to cover the tattooed area. Use of medicated ointment on the
tattooed area is permitted.
D.
General supplies.
(1)
All tattooing establishments shall have clean, laundered towels,
washcloths, and disposable paper towels in sufficient quantity for
the sanitary operation of the practice of tattooing.
(2)
A clean towel and washcloth shall be used for each customer.
(3)
Clean towels and washcloths shall be stored in a closed, dustproof
container.
(4)
Soiled towels and washcloths shall be stored in an approved covered
container.
(5)
All operators shall wear clean, washable garments.
(6)
The operating table, chair, and supply tables shall be constructed
of a material capable of being easily and thoroughly cleaned.
E.
Operator requirements.
(1)
The operator shall be free of communicable diseases that may be transmitted
by the practice of tattooing.
(2)
Operators with open sores or skin infections on the hand or hands
shall not be permitted to engage in the practice of tattooing.
(3)
The operator shall not use tobacco in any form while administering
the tattoo.
(4)
The operator shall wash his/her hands thoroughly with soap and water
before any skin preparation or tattooing; the hands shall be dried
with individual single-service towels.
(5)
Physical examination of operators.
(a)
The Health Commissioner shall have the power to require any
tattooer to submit to a practicing physician for a physical examination
whenever the tattooer is suspected of having any infectious or contagious
disease that may be transmitted by the practice of tattooing. The
expense of the physical examination shall be paid by the tattooer.
(b)
Any tattooer notified to appear for a physical examination,
as may be required by the preceding subsection, shall immediately
cease working as a tattooer and shall not be allowed to work thereafter
as a tattooer until he or she shall have first received a certification,
in writing, from a practicing physician that he or she is not afflicted
with any infectious or contagious condition or disease that may be
transmitted by the practice of tattooing.
F.
Customers.
(1)
It shall be unlawful for any person to tattoo any person under the
age of 18 years.
(2)
Inquiry shall be made and no tattooing shall be performed on any
person who is suspected of having jaundice or hepatitis or who has
recovered from jaundice or hepatitis within the preceding six months.
(3)
Tattooing shall not be performed on any person in an area with an
evident skin infection or other skin disease or condition, including
but not limited to rashes, pimples, boils, or infections.
Records shall be kept of all tattoos administered, including
the name of customer, date, time, identification of tattoo, and operator's
name. Records shall be kept on the premises of the tattoo shop where
tattoos are administered. These records shall be available for inspection
for a period of six months after the date the tattoo is applied.
Except as otherwise provided, any person found in violation of this chapter or any order, rule or regulation made hereunder shall be subject to the penalty provided in § 1-4 of the Code of the Village of Bellevue.
