The Board of Health acting under the authority of the Mass. General Laws, Chapter
111, Section 31 voted unanimously at a meeting held of February 1, 2001 to adopt the same Model Regulations for Body Art as the Mass. Dept. of Public Health. Section 31 permits Boards of Health to promulgate reasonable health regulations.
No person shall practice body art or the giving of tattoos or
conduct an establishment for the giving of body art or tattoos, for
hire or reward, or advertise or hold himself out as being engaged
in the business of body art or the giving of tattoos in the Town of
Hull without receiving a license therefore from the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts Division of Licensure.
A. Business establishment fee: $500. All permits issued will expire
on December 31 of the pertinent year.
B. Individual practicioner fee: $400. All permits issued will expire
on December 31 of the pertinent year.
Every licensed establishment must display in a conspicuous location
the licenses of all the licensees operating in the establishment.
No licensed person shall operate under any name or conduct his
or her business under any designation not specified on his or her
license.
Every licensee shall permit the Board of Health or its agents
or other Town authorities acting in an official capacity to inspect
his place of business and his work at any reasonable time.