It shall be unlawful for any person to engage
in body art procedures regulated by this chapter, including tattooing,
permanent cosmetics, body piercing or piercing of the trailing edge
of the ear, without first having obtained a license to conduct such
business from the Atlantic County Division of Public Health, in accordance
with the requirements of this chapter. Except for temporary licenses,
all licenses shall require annual renewal.
All licenses to operate body art establishments
regulated by this chapter, and each temporary license application,
and renewals of all licenses, shall be subject to payment of annual
fee in the amount of $200. Payment of fees shall be a precondition
to issuance of all licenses and a precondition to the issuance of
each renewal license.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage
in any of the activities prohibited by N.J.A.C. 8:27-1.1 et seq.,
as the same may from time to time be amended and supplemented.
The Division may conduct periodic inspections
of any establishment engaged in body art procedures that are governed
by this chapter for the purpose of determining whether or nor such
establishments and the persons performing the art therein are in compliance
all applicable health provisions. It shall be unlawful for any person
or operator of a body art establishment to willfully prevent or restraint
the Division's agents from entering any establishment where body art
procedures are being performed for the purpose of inspecting such
premises, equipment and records after proper identification is presented
to the operator. Inspections, directives and permits issued or performed
by the Atlantic County Division of Public Health pursuant to this
chapter shall not be construed to waive, limit or otherwise stand
as a substitute for the licensee's obligation to comply with the requirements
of N.J.A.C. 8:27-1.1 et seq. and any other requirements or provisions
of law that may apply to the activities and operations of the licensee.
The approval, license or permit of any person
to operate a body art establishment may be suspended at any time when,
in the opinion of the Atlantic County Division of Public Health, such
action is necessary to abate an existing or threatened menace to the
public health. Immediate closure shall be in addition to and shall
supplement any other penalty or remedy that may be authorized by N.J.A.C.
8:27-1.1 et seq., as the same may be from time to time amended and
supplemented.