Chapter HFS 173, Wis. Admin. Code and §§ 252.23
and 252.24, Wis. Stats., and all subsequent amendments, additions
and recodifications thereto are hereby adopted by reference. It is
the intent of the City that where there may be conflict between this
section and the remainder of this chapter that the most stringent
provision shall apply.
Words and phrases in this section have the meanings
designated in Ch. HFS 173, Wis. Admin. Code, unless the context clearly
indicates a different meaning, with the following additions or modifications
for use in this chapter only:
BODY PIERCE
As a verb, means to perforate any human body part or tissue,
except an ear, and to place a foreign object in the perforation to
prevent the perforation from closing.
DEPARTMENT
The State of Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services.
ESTABLISHMENT
An entity comprised of one or more practitioners, organized
as a corporation, limited-liability company, partnership, sole practitioner
or other association operating in a single building, structure, area
or location at which tattoos are applied or body piercing is performed
or all of the above. The establishment area shall be separately maintained
from other business activities.
PATRON
A person receiving a tattoo or body piercing.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, limited-liability company, corporation,
association, or other entity.
SPECIAL EVENT
A show, bazaar, fair or other occurrence lasting up to a
maximum of seven consecutive days at which a collection of establishments
practice their art in a single location, whether public or private
premises.
TATTOO
As a noun, an indelible mark or design on a person created
by inserting pigment under the surface of the person's skin by a needle
prick or other means of puncture.
Enforcement procedures shall be in accordance
with Ch. HFS 173.12, Wis. Admin. Code. In the event that the Department
designates the City's Health Department as its agent pursuant to § 252.245,
Wis. Stats., the Health Department shall be authorized to issue licenses,
perform inspections and collect fees as set forth therein, and the
provisions of § 66.0417, Wis. Stats., shall apply.