- (A) It is unlawful for a person to perform or offer to perform tattooing upon a person under the age of eighteen years.
- (B) The minor upon whom tattooing is performed, or the parent or legal guardian of that minor, or any other minor is not liable for punishment pursuant to this section.
- (C) Tattooing may not be performed upon a person impaired by drugs or alcohol. A person impaired by drugs or alcohol is considered incapable of consenting to tattooing and incapable of understanding tattooing procedures and aftercare suggestions.
- (D) Tattooing may not be performed on skin surfaces having a rash, pimples, boils, keloids, sunburn, open lesions, infections, or manifest any evidence of unhealthy conditions.
- (E) It is unlawful for a tattoo artist to tattoo any part of the head, face, or neck of another person.
- (F) A person who violates a provision of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, must be fined up to two thousand five hundred dollars or imprisoned up to one year, or both.
- (G) All licensing fees and monetary penalties collected must be remitted to the Department of Health and Environmental Control in a separate and distinct account to be used solely to carry out and enforce the provisions of this chapter.
HISTORY: 2004 Act No. 250, Section 1, eff June 17, 2004; 2010 Act No. 133, Section 2, eff March 30, 2010.