The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the regulation
of tattoo parlors and mobile tattoo vehicles operating in the City
of Escondido, County of San Diego to prevent communicable disease
which may spread through improper tattooing techniques.
(Ord. No. 94-19 § 1, 6-15-94; Ord. No. 94-35 § 1, 11-9-94)
The following terms contained in this chapter shall have the
following meaning:
means acceptable to the health officer of the County of San
Diego.
means practices which prevent and hinder the transmission
of disease-producing microorganisms from one person or place to another
person or place.
means any of the following:
Laboratory waste, including but not limited to specimen cultures
from medical and pathological laboratories, cultures and stocks of
infectious agents from research and industrial laboratories, wastes
from the production of biological agents, discarded live and attenuated
vaccines, and culture dishes and devices used to transfer, inoculate,
and mix cultures or material which may contain infectious agents and
may pose a substantial threat to health.
Recognizable fluid blood elements and regulated body fluids,
and containers and articles contaminated with blood elements or regulated
body fluids that readily separate from the solid portion of the waste
under ambient temperature and pressure. Regulated body fluids are
cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluids, pleural fluid, peritoneal fluid,
pericardial fluid, and amniotic fluid.
Sharps, which are objects or devices having acute rigid corners,
edges, or protuberances capable of cutting or piercing, including
but not limited to hypodermic needles, blades, and slides.
Contaminated animal carcasses, body parts, excrement, and bedding
of animals, including materials resulting from research, production
of biologicals, or testing of pharmaceuticals which are suspected
of being infected with a disease communicable to humans.
Any specimens sent to a laboratory for microbiological analysis.
Surgical specimens including human or animal parts or tissues
removed surgically or by autopsy.
Such other waste materials that result from the administration
of medical care to a patient by health care providers and are found
by the administering agency or the local health officer to pose a
threat to human health or the environment. If there is a difference
in opinion between the administering agency and the local health officer,
the local health officers view will prevail.
means the San Diego County department of health services.
means the health officer of the County of San Diego or his/her
designees, the deputy director of environmental health services, or
his/her assistant deputies, designees, and employees.
means a nonpermanent, mobile tattoo establishment operating
at locations remote from the permanent tattoo establishment from which
a tattoo artist does tattooing for a fee or for other consideration.
means an annual permit issued to a tattoo parlor or mobile
tattoo vehicle by the deputy director of environmental health services.
means a one-time, one-person use.
means a person who engages in tattooing.
means any permanent premises where a tattoo artist does tattooing
for a fee or for other consideration.
means any method of placing designs, letters, scrolls, figures,
symbols, or any other marks upon or under the skin with ink or colors
by the aid of needles or instruments.
(Ord. No. 94-19, § 1, 6-15-94)
