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A code establishing sterilization, sanitation, and safety standards
for persons engaged in the business of tattooing, permanent cosmetics,
and ear and body piercing in order to protect the public health is
hereby established, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 26:1A-7. A copy of the code
is annexed hereto and made a part of this Chapter without the inclusion
of the text herein.
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The code established and adopted by this Chapter is described
and commonly known as the "Body Art Procedures" and N.J.A.C. 8:27.
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Three copies of Body Art Procedures have been placed on file
in the office of the Secretary of the Oakland Board of Health upon
introduction of this Chapter and will remain on file for the use and
examination of the public.
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a.
No establishment in the business of tattooing or piercing shall open
for business until such times as the Board of Health shall approve
same and issue a license to operate.
b.
No license shall be issued until the establishment has been satisfactorily
inspected by the Health Authority.
c.
The license and inspection shall be renewed annually and is not transferable.
d.
A fee of $500 shall be paid for the annual license which shall expire
on December 31st, annually.
e.
Violations of the terms of this code shall, upon conviction, be subject
to a fine of $500 for the first offense, $1,000 for the second offense,
and $1,500 for the third offense, cumulatively.
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All future amendments to the code, once promulgated in accordance
with the regulations of the New Jersey Administrative Register, shall
become a part of this Chapter without further introduction and passage
by the Board of Health of the Borough of Oakland.
