No person shall engage in the business of tattooing or shall
operate any establishment where tattooing is performed or shall tattoo
any other person without complying with the requirements of this article.
Tattooing shall be defined as follows:
The placing of an indelible mark or figure fixed upon the body
of a person by the insertion of pigment under the skin.
No person shall engage in the business of or practice of tattooing
other people in the Township of Roxbury without first obtaining a
permit from the Township of Roxbury. The application shall be made
on an application form provided by the Township of Roxbury.
a. Application for permit. A person applying for a permit shall submit
a medical certificate, along with the application, by a physician
duly licensed to practice medicine in the State of New Jersey, stating
that the prospective licensee is free from all contagious or communicable
diseases or conditions which may jeopardize the health of clients.
b. Permit fee. The permit fee shall be as set forth in Chapter XXIV, subsection
24-6.1 for a one year licensing period from January 1 to December 31. All permits issued during the course of the year shall expire on December 31 of that year, regardless of the date issued.
Every person engaged in the practice of tattooing shall at all
times comply with the following requirements:
a. All tattoo related procedures are to be carried out in a clean, safe
and sanitary manner, as approved by the Roxbury Township Health Department,
so as to minimize the potential of disease transmission.
b. All areas of the tattoo establishment shall be constructed and maintained
in a clean, safe and sanitary manner in compliance with all applicable
statutes, laws, regulations, codes and ordinances of the Township
of Roxbury and the State of New Jersey.
c. All areas of the establishment are to be accessible for inspection
by the Roxbury Township Division of Health and its authorized representatives.
d. Only dyes of a non-toxic nature shall be used in the tattooing process
and no homemade dyes may be used. All such solutions shall be maintained
in a sterile condition by methods approved by the Roxbury Township
Division of Health prior to use.
e. All instruments used in connection with the preparation for or process
of tattooing shall be sterilized by a steam sterilizer (autoclave).
Sterilization of equipment will be accomplished by exposure to live
steam for at least 30 minutes at a minimum pressure of 15 pounds per
square inch and temperature of 240 degrees Fahrenheit. All cleaned
and ready-to-use needles and instruments shall be stored in a protected
manner, to prevent subsequent contamination.
f. Permanent records for each patron shall be maintained by the operator
of the tattoo shop. Before tattooing starts, the operator must obtain
the patron's name, address, telephone number, physical location
and description of tattoo, time of tattoo, dyes and pigments to be
used and the name and address of the tattoo operator. Such records
shall at all times be maintained in the tattoo parlor. When the tattoo
parlor ceases operation, all such records shall be turned over to
the Roxbury Township Division of Health.
g. More than one set of sterilized needles, tubes and tips shall be
kept on the premises at all times.
h. No person, customer or patron having any skin infection or other
disease of the skin or any communicable disease shall be tattooed.
All infections resulting from the practice of tattooing which become
known to the operator shall promptly be reported to the Roxbury Town-ship
Division of Health by the person owning or operating the tattooing
establishment, and the infected client shall be referred to a physician.
i. It shall be unlawful to tattoo any person under the age of 18 years
without the written consent of his/her parent or guardian, and such
written consent shall be kept on file for at least two years in the
tattoo parlor where the operation is performed. Where there is doubt
about such age, the operator shall obtain proof thereof before the
operation is performed.
j. No person shall state or imply in any advertisement or in any other
way that the tattoo establishment is endorsed, regulated or approved
by the Township of Roxbury or by any of its departments or is conducted
in compliance with the terms of this chapter.
Where a violation of this code is found to exist, a written
notice from the health officer or sanitary inspector shall be served
upon the alleged violator.
a. Contents of notice. The notice shall specify the violation or violations
committed, what must be done to correct same, a reasonable period
of time not to exceed 14 days to correct or abate the violation.
Any person violating any of the provisions of the chapter shall
upon conviction be subject to a fine not less than one hundred ($100.00)
dollars and not exceeding five hundred ($500.00) dollars or imprisonment
not exceeding 90 days or both.