For the purposes of this Section,
the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively
ascribed to them by this Section:
ANTISEPTIC
A chemical product or substance that kills or inhibits the
growth of bacteria and organisms on skin, living tissue or work areas.
APPLICANT
Any person who applies for a license as required by this
Article.
APPROVED
Acceptable to the Office of Tattooing and/or Body Piercing
based on its determination of conformance to these rules and generally
accepted standards of public health.
AUTOCLAVE
An apparatus, device or mechanism for sterilizing articles
by using superheated steam under pressure.
BODY PIERCER
Any individual who, for a fee, performs body piercing procedures
on a human being, excluding the ears, at the patron or client's request.
BODY PIERCING
Any perforation, penetration or puncturing of human tissue,
other than the ear, for a non-medical purpose, by the use of needles,
studs, posts or any other instruments, thereby creating an opening
into or through the tissue in which either studs, posts, ornaments,
jewelry or similar items are or can be inserted or on which markings
are left.
CITY
The City of Weldon Spring, Missouri.
CLEANING
The removal of foreign material, soil, dirt and any other
type of debris from all equipment coming into contact with a patron/client,
and is normally accomplished with detergent, water and mechanical
action.
CLIENT
Any person who receives a tattoo and/or body piercing.
CONTAMINATED WASTE
Any liquid or semiliquid blood or other potentially infectious
material in a liquid or semiliquid state if compressed; items that
are caked or covered with dried blood or other potentially infectious
materials which are capable of releasing these materials during handling;
contaminated sharps and pathological and microbiological wastes containing
blood and other potentially infectious materials, as further defined
in State and Federal regulations.
COSMETIC TATTOOING
The practice of depositing pigment into the epidermis, utilizing
needles, which is either permanent, semipermanent or temporary by
someone other than a State-licensed physician. Cosmetic tattooing
shall also include permanent cosmetics, dermography, micropigmentation,
permanent color technology and micropigment implantation.
DISINFECTANT
A chemical that is capable of destroying disease-causing
organisms on humans or inanimate objects, with the exception of bacterial
spores.
EMPLOYEE
Any person, other than an operator, who renders any service
to the licensee or customer and who receives compensation or any consideration.
HOT WATER
Water at a temperature of one hundred eleven degrees Fahrenheit
(111° F.) or higher.
INVASIVE
Entry into the body either by incision or insertion into
or through the skin or mucosa, or by any other means intended to compromise
the skin or mucosa (mucous membrane).
JEWELRY
Any personal ornament inserted into a pierced area. Jewelry
inserted into a newly pierced area must be made of surgical implant
grade stainless steel, solid fourteen karat (14k) or eighteen karat
(18k) white or yellow gold, niobium, titanium or platinum. Jewelry
must be free of nicks, scratches or irregular surfaces and must have
been properly sterilized prior to use in a piercing procedure. Piercing
studs are not considered jewelry for purposes of these regulations.
MINOR
A person under the age of eighteen (18) years of age.
NEEDLE
Either of the following:
1.
The implement used to insert dyes or pigments into the dermis
of the skin during permanent color or tattoo procedures; or
2.
The implement used to pierce or puncture a hole in any part
of the human body for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other objects.
NEEDLE BAR
The metal or plastic device used to attach the needle to
a tattoo machine.
OPERATOR
Any person or practitioner who operates any instrument, tool
or equipment to perform tattooing and/or body piercing on a person.
PATRON
Any client or person who receives a tattoo and/or body piercing
procedure.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, LLC, LP or corporation or partnership
who operates or owns a tattooing and/or body piercing business.
PRACTITIONER
Any person or operator who operates any instrument, tool
or equipment to perform tattooing and/or body piercing on a person.
PROCEDURE ROOM
A room in the tattoo and/or body piercing establishment,
parlor or studio where the tattooing and/or piercing is performed.
PROCEDURE SURFACE
Any surface that contacts the client's unclothed body during
a tattooing or piercing procedure, or any associated work area which
may require sanitizing.
SHARPS
Any object that is used for the purpose of penetrating the
skin or mucosa, including, but not limited to, needles, scalpel blades
and razor blades.
SHARPS CONTAINER
A puncture-resistant leakproof container that can be closed
for the purpose of handling, storing, transporting and disposing of
sharps waste. The container shall be clearly and distinctly labeled
with the "biohazard" symbol.
SHARPS WASTE
Any solid waste that consists of medical equipment or clinical
laboratory articles and implements that may cause punctures or cuts,
such as tattoo needles, body piercing needles, hypodermic needles,
syringes with attached needles and lancets, whether contaminated or
disinfected.
SINGLE USE
Products or items that are intended for one-time, one (1)
person use and are disposed of after use on each patron or client,
including, but not limited to, cotton swabs or balls, tissues or paper
products, paper or plastic cups, gauze and sanitary coverings, razors,
piercing needles, scalpel blades, stencils, ink cups and protective
gloves.
STERILIZATION
Destruction of all forms of microbiotic life, including spores.
TATTOOING
Any method of placing ink or other pigment into or under
the skin or mucosa by the use of needles or any other instruments
used to puncture the skin, resulting in permanent coloration of the
skin or mucosa (mucous membrane). This includes all forms of cosmetic
tattooing.
TATTOO MACHINE
An electrical instrument used in conjunction with a tube,
needle and needle bar to make indelible marks on the skin.