The Board of Health of the Township of Mantua
does hereby accept and adopt the New Jersey State Sanitary Code, Chapter
8, Body Art Procedures, N.J.A.C. 8:27-1 et seq., as the standard governing
all businesses that offer tattooing, permanent cosmetics, and ear
and body piercing to the public with the exception of a physician
who is authorized by the State Board of Medical Examiners to practice
medicine, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:9-6 et seq.
The provisions of the State Sanitary Code shall
have the force and effect of law. Under the authority of N.J.S.A.
26:1A-9, the provisions are enforceable by the New Jersey State Department
of Health and Senior Services and county departments of health.
Any person who violates any provision of this
chapter shall upon conviction be punishable as provided in N.J.S.A.
26:1A-10.