[Adopted 10-21-2003 by Ord. No. 1129]
For purposes of this article, the following words shall have
the following meanings:
HEALTH OFFICER
If the Borough does not have a duly employed Health Officer,
then the Borough Manager shall be deemed to be the Health Officer.
OPERATOR
Any individual firm, company, corporation or association
that owns or operates an establishment where tattooing is preformed
and any individual who performs or practices the art of tattooing
on the person of another.
TATTOO or TATTOOING
Any method of placing designs, letters, scrolls, figures,
symbols or any other marks upon or under the skin with ink or any
other substance resulting in the coloration of the skin, whether permanent
or not, by aid of needles or any other instruments designed to touch
or puncture the skin, including, but not limited to, the application
of permanent makeup.
TATTOOING LICENSE
Written approval from the Health Officer, or his authorized
representative, that said tattooing establishment has been inspected
and meets all of the terms of this article relating to physical facilities,
equipment and layout of operation of such establishment.
Each person who operates a tattooing establishment shall comply
with the following requirements:
A. The room in which tattooing is done shall have an area of not less
than 100 square feet. The walls, floors and ceilings shall have an
impervious, smooth and washable surface. Walls and ceilings are to
be painted a light color. Walls, ceilings and floors shall be kept
clean and free from dust and debris. The floor shall be swept and
wet mopped daily. Floors, walls or ceilings shall not be swept or
cleaned while tattooing is in operation.
B. The establishment shall be maintained in a sanitary condition at
all times. Adequate light and ventilation must be provided.
C. Each tattooing establishment shall contain a sink for the exclusive
use of the tattoo artist to wash their hands and prepare the customers
for tattooing. The sink shall be provided with adequate hot and cold
running water. There shall also be available at the sink clean individual
towels and refuse containers.
D. Adequate toilet and hand-washing facilities shall be available on
the establishment premises for the use of customers and tattooing
artists. Toilets, urinals and hand-washing facilities shall be maintained
in a sanitary condition at all times.
E. An adequate number of work tables shall be provided for each tattoo
artist. The surface of all work tables shall be constructed of metal
or other material which is smooth, light colored, nonabsorbent, corrosive-resistant
and easily sanitized.
F. The shop shall be arranged so that work tables will be located at
least 10 feet from observers or waiting customers or such work tables
shall be separated from observers or waiting customers by a panel
or other barrier at least six feet high. The panel may be constructed
of glass, solid plastic or similar material.
G. Proper closed cabinets for the exclusive storage of instruments,
dyes, pigments, carbon stencils and other paraphernalia used in the
shop shall be provided for each tattoo artist.
H. The tattoo shop shall have proper facilities for the disposition
of waste materials.
I. Each tattoo artist shall be provided with individual hand brushes
and fingernail files.
J. No commercial activity other than tattooing (and body piercing, if
properly licensed) shall be permitted in the tattoo shop.
The following minimum standards shall be observed at all times:
A. The tattoo artist will use standards of aseptic technique in tattooing,
dressing and other operations. All instruments, needles, stencils,
dyes, pigments, dressing materials, razors, hand brushes, fingernail
files and other equipment used by the tattoo artist while tattooing
shall be sterile.
B. Each tattoo artist shall have an individual fingernail file and individual
hand brush which shall be cleaned and which shall be sterilized before
each use by boiling for 15 minutes or by immersion in an approved
germicidal solution for not less than 20 minutes. Germicidal solutions
used to sterilize shall be changed daily and the container thoroughly
cleansed.
C. Before working on each patron, each tattoo artist shall clean his/her
fingernails with his/her individual fingernail file and shall thoroughly
wash and scrub his/her hands with hot running water, soap and his/her
individual hand brush. Hands shall be dried with individual single
towels. The operator shall wear a clean, new pair of gloves, designed
for the use in surgery, for each customer.
D. There shall be no smoking, eating or drinking in the room during
the tattooing process.
E. That portion of the patron's skin to be tattooed shall be prepared
by washing with hot water and soap; by shaving with a sterile safety
razor and a single-service blade; and shaving shall be followed by
a thorough cleansing with hot water and soap applied with a clean
disposable cotton or gauze. A sterile hand brush shall be used, if
necessary, to produce a clean skin area.
F. No tattooing shall be done on any skin that has a rash, pimples,
boils, infections or manifests any evidence of unhealthy conditions.
G. Following the cleansing of the patron's skin, the tattoo artist
shall again wash and scrub his/her hands in the manner prescribed
above. He/she shall allow his/her hands to dry with the use of sanitary
or mechanical means. Before placing the design on the patron's
skin, the tattoo artist shall treat the skin area with 70% alcohol
or other approved germicidal solution which shall be applied with
sterile cotton or sterile gauze.
H. Only petroleum jelly, United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary,
shall be applied to the area to be tattooed, and it shall be in a
collapsible metal or plastic tube. The application may be spread by
the use of sterile gauze but not directly with the fingers. The stencil
for transferring the design to the skin shall be thoroughly cleansed
and rinsed in an approved germicidal solution for at least 20 minutes,
and shall be dried with sterile gauze or in the air before each use.
I. In preparing nontoxic dyes or pigments, only nontoxic or sterile
materials shall be used. Single-service or individual portions of
dyes or pigments in clean, sterilized individual containers or single-service
containers must be used for each patron. After tattooing, the remaining
unused dye or pigment in the single-service or individual containers
must be discarded. The individual container must be re-sterilized
or discarded.
J. A set of individual single-service sterilized needles shall be used
for each new patron. Following sterilization, needles shall be shaken
dry, and if not immediately used, stored in petroleum jelly, United
States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary, and placed in a sterile,
dust-tight container. The open end of the needle tube of the tattooing
machine shall be cleaned and sterilized in an approved manner before
each use. No fewer than 24 sets of sterilized needles and tubes or
tips must be on hand for the entire day or night operation.
(1) Sterilization shall be done by one of the following methods:
(a)
By holding in an approved autoclave for 15 minutes at 15 pounds
of pressure;
(b)
By boiling for 15 minutes; or
(c)
By immersing in an approved germicidal solution for an approved
period of time.
(2) No rusty, dull or faulty needle shall be used for tattooing.
K. As the tattooing operation progresses, any excess dye or pigment
applied to the skin shall be removed with sterile gauze or sterile
cotton.
L. The completed tattoo shall have the excess dye or pigment removed
with sterile gauze. It shall then be washed with a piece of sterile
gauze or sterile cotton saturated with approved germicidal solution.
It shall be allowed to dry. After drying, petroleum jelly, United
States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary, shall be applied from
a collapsible metal or plastic tube and the entire area covered with
a piece of sterile gauze, which may in turn be covered with a piece
of tissue and fastened to the site with an approved type of adhesive.
M. Storage cabinets shall be maintained in a sanitary condition and
all instruments, dyes, pigments, stencils and other paraphernalia
shall be kept in an orderly arrangement when not being used.
N. Work tables shall be kept clean and orderly.
O. No person except a duly licensed physician shall engage in the practice
of removing any tattoo.
P. Permanent records for each patron or customer shall be maintained
by the operator of the establishment. Before the tattooing operation
shall begin, the patron or customer shall be required to personally
enter on a record form provided for such establishments, the date,
his/her name, address, age and his/her signature. Prior to tattooing,
each patron or customer shall be required to provide two forms of
identification, one of which shall contain both a picture and date
of birth of the patron/customer. Such records shall be maintained
in the tattoo establishment and shall be available for examination
by the Health Officer. Records shall be retained by the operator for
a period of not less than two years. In the event of a change of ownership
or closing of the business, all such records shall be made available
to the Health Officer.
The Health Officer may conduct periodic inspections of any tattooing
establishment for the purpose of determining whether or not said establishment
and the persons performing tattooing therein are in compliance with
all applicable health provisions contained within this article and
other pertinent ordinances. It shall be unlawful for any person or
operator of a tattooing establishment to willfully prevent or restrain
the Health Officer from entering a certified establishment where tattooing
is being performed for the purpose of inspecting said premises, after
proper identification is presented to the operator.
[Adopted 10-21-2003 by Ord. No. 1130]
For purposes of this article, the following words shall have
the following meanings:
BODY PIERCING
The technique whereby various body parts are pierced for
the express intention of the insertion of any object, including but
not limited to jewelry.
BODY PIERCING LICENSE
Written approval from the Health Officer, or his authorized
representative, that said body piercing establishment has been inspected
and meets all of the terms of this article relating to physical facilities,
equipment and layout of operation of such establishment/business.
EMPLOYEE
Any person who renders any service in connection with the
operation of a body piercing establishment and receives any form of
compensation and/or benefit from the operator of the business or its
patrons.
HEALTH OFFICER
If the Borough does not have a duly employed Health Officer,
then the Borough Manager shall be deemed to be the Health Officer.
OPERATOR
Any individual firm, company, corporation or association
that owns or operates an establishment where body piercing is performed.
PATRON
Any person receiving a piercing on or to his/her body at
a body piercing establishment.
PHYSICIAN
Any person authorized to practice medicine pursuant to the
laws of the State of Pennsylvania.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business
of operating a body piercing establishment without first obtaining
a body piercing license to engage in such business in accordance with
the provisions hereof.
A. Application procedure. Applications for a body piercing license shall
be provided by the Health Officer. Upon receiving a completed application
for a body piercing license, the Health Officer shall conduct an inspection
of the premises and shall issue a body piercing license only upon
the operator's full compliance with the provisions of this article.
The body piercing license shall be valid for one year, and an inspection
of the premises shall be required for each renewal term. Body piercing
is permitted at the same location as tattooing, provided that a separate
license for each activity has been obtained from the municipality.
B. Application fee. A fee as set from time to time by resolution of
the Borough Council shall be required of each applicant for a body
piercing license.
C. Contents of the application. Applications for body piercing licenses
shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) The name, address and telephone number of the owner of the establishment;
(2) The name, address and telephone number of the establishment, if it
is different from that of the owner;
(3) The hours of operation of the establishment;
(4) The number of booths, stalls or tables devoted to body piercing;
and
(5) Any other commercial activities that will occur on the premises.
The Health Officer may conduct periodic inspections of any body
piercing establishment for the purpose of determining whether or not
said establishment and the persons performing tattooing therein are
in compliance with all applicable health provisions contained within
this article and other pertinent ordinances. It shall be unlawful
for any person or operator of a body piercing establishment to willfully
prevent or restrain the Health Officer from entering a certified establishment
where body piercing is being performed for the purpose of inspecting
said premises, after proper identification is presented to the operator.