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STATE |
REGS |
SPECIFICS |
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AL |
Regulated |
Licensing and Facility Inspection Under Department of Health Services - HB 324 (1/98) Disclosure statement required
Training program for blood borne pathogens is required. Tattooing of minors is prohibited.
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AK |
Regulated |
CSSB#4 (FIN) passed 4/03/00 under Board of Barbers and Hairdressers, license required. Sec 08.13.217 Tattooing or body piercing on a minor. A person may not practice tattooing on a minor.
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AZ |
Regulated |
HB2124 - 431R - H Ver Unlawful for a person to engage in the business of tattooing out of a home. Tattooing of minors is prohibited. 13-3721 HB 2666-441-H (Revising Title 32) Permanent Makeup is regulated and separately from tattooing.
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AR |
Regulated |
Regulated separately for body tattooing - Apprenticeship & Testing required - Tattooing of minors prohibited
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CA |
Regulated |
AB 186 requires registration with county health dept and facility inspection. Complete regulations going through legal channels before Public Hearing. Tattooing of minors prohibited
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CO |
Regulated |
Licensing with the State Board of Cosmetology - Permanent Make-up is regulated separately from tattooing 25-4-2103. Parental consent for minors. No Body artist shall perform a body art procedure upon a minor unless the Body Artist has received consent from the minor's parent or guardian. Failure to obtain such permission before performing body art procedures on a minor shall constitute a petty offence punishable by a fine of two hundred fifty dollars.
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CT |
Regulated |
Adopted by Dept. of health - tattooing allowed only under direct supervision of MD, DDS or DC. PA 94-105, SHB 5388. tattooing an unemancipated minor under 18 years of age without the permission of the parent or guardian prohibited. Facial tattoos may only be done by a licensed physician. Injectin of chemicals into the skin by a tattoo artist to remove tattoos is illegal. Customers must be sober. Signed consent forms required. Artists must keep records on every customer for at least 2 years. Oral care instructions required. Acetate stencils must be sanitized. |
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DE |
Regulated |
Tattooing of minors prohibited |
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FL |
Regulated |
Allowed under general endorsement of MD, DDS or Osteopathic Physician. 877.04 (1998) - Tattooing of minors under 16 is prohibited |
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GA |
Regulated |
Unlawful to tattoo any person within one inch of the eye - Tattooing of a minor is prohibited except under direct supervision of a physician or osteopath |
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HA |
Regulated |
8/2000 revised statutes (HRS) 321-376 Application of facial tattoos must be under the general (not requiring presence of) supervision of a physician. Must have a written statement to Dept. of Health verifying work relationship. Tattooing of minors is prohibited. Tattooing requires exam, license and registration with physician supervision |
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ID |
Regulated |
Facility inspection required. Amending definitions (3/99)Tattooing of minor is prohibited under the age of 14. Tattooing of any person under the age of 18 years requires parental consent. Senate Bill no. 1281 |
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IL |
Regulated |
Tattooing of minors is illegal |
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IN |
Regulated |
Senate Enrolled Act 13, Tattooing of a minor is prohibited |
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IA |
Regulated |
Regulated by the State Department of Health. Tattooing of a minor is prohibited |
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KS |
Regulated |
H2529 1999 revised bill licensed and regulated by state board of Cosmetology. Must demonstrate safety, sanitation and sterilization techniques by means of an inspection conducted. Tattooing of minors is prohibited. Requires 1250 hr internship with tattoo artist. Exempt if licensed electrologist or working under direct supervision of MD or DDS. Statute 65-1940-46 |
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KY |
Regulated |
Tattooing of minors prohibited |
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LA |
Regulated |
Licensed, monitored by the State Department of Health It is unlawful for any person to tattoo any other person under the age of eighteen without the consent of the parents or guardian of such person. |
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ME |
Regulated |
Micropigmentation regulated separately from body tattooing. Tattooing of a minor is prohibited; certification by the AAM required |
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MD |
Regulated |
licensed by the state Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists:
1. Expressly prohibits any licensee (i.e.: cosmetologists, nail technician, esthetician, etc.) from performing permanent cosmetic tattooing.
2. Expressly prohibits permanent cosmetic tattooing inside any licensed salon or limited licensed salon.
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MA |
Regulated by County |
ban on tattooing has been lifted. Legalized tattooing, body art (permanent cosmetics) - each county is regulated separately by the Board of Health - Tattooing of minors prohibited - Contact Marie Eileen O'Neil 617-624-5280. Board of Health in Cambridge requires AAM certification.
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MI |
Regulated |
State Department of Health requires facility license. - Tattooing of minors is illegal |
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MN |
Regulated by City or County |
Tattooing of minors prohibited. Tattooists are not regulated by State government in MN. Tattooists may be regulated by city or county agencies |
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MS |
Regulated |
State Department of Health requires registration and license. |
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MO |
Regulated |
HB 343 - License required - Tattooing of minors is prohibited |
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MT |
Regulated |
Regulated by the State Board of Health - Tattooing of minors is prohibited |
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NE |
Regulated |
Tattooing of minor is prohibited |
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NV |
Regulated by County |
Tattoo artists must be licensed in the city in which they live. The regulations are set by the county where the technician resides. Clark County (Las Vegas) regulated by Health Department - must obtain Health permit and work in a permitted facility Washoe County requires a license from district health dept. for "invasive body decoration establishments". |
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NJ |
Regulated |
New legislation passed - regulated by the Board of Health Certification by the AAM required |
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NM |
Unregulated |
No legislation only statutes for animals |
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NH |
Regulated |
Distinguishes tattooing and cosmetic tattooing; Tattooing of a minor is prohibited. Photo ID is required. |
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NY |
Pending Legislation for State Regulations |
State Regulations have been proposed. Some locales restricted - Must be licensed by the Board of Health - Legislation under review at present time - Tattooing of minors is prohibited
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NC |
Regulated |
Requires annual permit, tattoo removal prohibited. Some local prohibition (Wake Co.); tattooing of minors prohibited & considered a felony 130A-283 Part II
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ND |
Unregulated |
only regulations on tattoo equipment |
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OH |
Regulated |
Requires training by state approved trainers registered with State Board of Health or apprenticeship program. Prohibits removal. Tattooing of minors is prohibited - Inspection of facility required
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OK |
Regulated |
HB 1964 has been passed and signed by governor: tattooing only by licensed medical practitioners in course of practice until new guidelines are placed into action as mentioned in HB 1964 |
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OR |
Regulated |
Requires 368 hrs. Training at state approved school, written exam. DDS authorized to give anesthesia injections for lip procedures.
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PA |
Regulated |
Tattooing of minors is prohibited; new restrictive codes; illegal for cosmetologists to provide permanent makeup in salon according to the State Board of Cosmetology. |
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RI |
Regulated |
Regulated by State health Dept. - Registration required - Tattooing of minors is prohibited |
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SC |
Regulated |
Tattooing has been voted in South Carolina. A physician may not delegate procedures to an employee - prohibited under age 21 - Allowed only by MD in course of practice |
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SD |
Regulated |
Tattooing of minors is prohibited |
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TN |
Regulated |
Requires 1 yr. Apprenticeship with tattoo artist that has been licensed with the state for min. 3 yrs., registration with local health dept., inspection, and permit. Tattoo removal prohibited - Tattooing of minors is prohibited |
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TX |
Regulated |
Sterilization Standards under the Health Department. SB 1812 - Tattooing of minors is prohibited |
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UT |
Regulated by County |
Tattooing of minors is prohibited; some regulations by County Local Ordinances only: Toole County, Salt Lake City. |
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VT |
Regulated |
Must register with the office of regulation - Tattooing of minors is illegal Registration requirements under the office of professional regulations. 3 year experience as tattooist required |
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VA |
Regulated |
Tattooing of minors prohibited - Resolution #375 requesting Dept. of Health to study appropriate level of regulation to ensure that participants use proper infection control techniques. Must submit findings and recommendations to Governor for 2002 session legislatures |
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WA |
Regulated |
House Bill 1042 New Standards for tattooing |
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WV |
Regulated by Locale |
Registration and Region Certificate required by Board of Health - Tattooing of minors prohibited |
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WI |
Regulated |
Regulated by the State Department of Health - Tattooing of minors prohibited The practice of medicine and surgery is further defined not to include tattooing and body piercing when dne for purposes of bodily adornment . |
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WY |
Regulated |
State of Wyoming tattooing of minors under age 18 is prohibited; unless emancipated minor. |
