No person shall engage in the business of tattooing in the City
nor shall operate any establishment in the City where tattooing is
performed nor shall tattoo any other person in the City without complying
with the requirements of this chapter.
All tattooing applications and other related procedures shall
be carried out in a clean, safe and sanitary manner so as to minimize
the danger of infection to the person being tattooed.
The tattooing establishment shall be maintained in a clean and
sanitary manner in compliance with all applicable ordinances and regulations
of the City and the statutes and regulations of this state.
[Amended 12-10-2019 by Ord. No. MC-5232]
The records referred to in §
747-9 of this chapter, tattooing procedures and all physical portions of the tattoo establishments shall, in accordance with law, be open for inspection at all times by the authorized agents of the Camden County Department of Health.
No person or operator shall state or imply in any advertisement
that the tattooing establishment is endorsed, regulated or approved
by the City or by any department or official thereof or is conducted
in compliance with the terms of this chapter.
No dye solution shall be used for tattooing applications nor
shall be applied to any person in order to tattoo such person unless
such solution shall be approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration
for use for tattooing purposes and unless such solution shall, before
application to any person, be sterilized by boiling for a period of
not less than 10 minutes.
All instruments or other implements used in connection with
tattooing shall first be sterilized by boiling for a period of not
less than 10 minutes.
No person shall tattoo any child under the age of 16 years,
either with or without the consent of the child or his parents or
guardians.
All persons engaged in the business of tattooing shall be required
to keep, for a period of one year from the date of tattooing, records
of all persons tattooed. These records shall contain:
B. The name, address, age and sex of the person tattooed.
D. Identification of the source, type and manufacturer of the dye solutions
used.
[Amended 4-9-1987 by Ord. No. MC-2289; 10-12-2006 by Ord. No.
MC-4234]
Unless otherwise provided in the chapter, penalties against persons violating the provisions of this chapter shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions of §
1-15.