Body art procedures shall be prohibited under the following circumstances:

1. (1) No body art procedure shall be done on the person of anyone having a history of jaundice or similar disease and each client shall be questioned;
2. (2) No body art procedure shall be done on the person of any individual who is obviously under the influence of drugs or intoxicating liquor;

3. (3)

   1. (A) No body art procedure shall be done on a person suffering from any visible rash, skin lesion, or any skin disease or possible communicable disease.
   2. (B) The skin surface shall be free from rash, pimples, infection, or recent scar tissue before body art is applied;

4. (4)

   1. (A) No person inflicted with an infectious or communicable disease that may be transmitted during the performance of any body art procedure, or afflicted with an infestation of animal parasites, shall be permitted to work or train in a body art establishment.
   2. (B) The Department of Health may require a certificate signed by a duly licensed physician stating the person is free from communicable diseases before permission to resume operation is granted;

5. (5)

   1. (A) No existing tattoo or permanent cosmetic shall be abraded or treated with chemicals for the purpose of removing except by a licensed physician.

   2. (B) This section does not intend to prohibit the cover-up of existing tattoos with:

      1. (i) Additional body art design patterns; or
      2. (ii) Application of permanent cosmetics;
6. (6) No smoking in an establishment at any time in accordance with the Arkansas Clean Indoor Air Act of 2006, Arkansas Code § 20-27-1801 et seq.;

7. (7)

   1. (A) No pigment disapproved by the Food and Drug Administration shall be used for permanent cosmetics or tattooing.
   2. (B) Ingredients contained in the pigments and Material Safety Data Sheets must be provided by the manufacturer to the department upon request;

8. (8)

   1. (A) The use of a straight razor is prohibited.
   2. (B) Only single-service disposable razors shall be used for shaving purposes;
9. (9) No person shall allow or perform the tattooing of animals in an establishment licensed and used for performing body art procedures on human beings;
10. (10) An artist licensed by the department shall not perform or attempt to perform the insertion of a subdermal implant;
11. (11) An artist may use only nonprescription-strength topical anesthetics, ointments, or other medications prior to, during, or after any phase of body art procedures; and
12. (12) An artist shall not use chemical or other means to intensify the results of a scarification procedure.