A tattoo or saline tattoo removal establishment must be a minimum of 60 square feet for one tattoo artist or saline tattoo removal artist and 40 square feet for each additional artist. A tattoo establishment or saline tatoo removal artist must be enclosed and physically separated by solid partitions at least seven feet high or walls extending from floor to ceiling from facilities used for practices other than tattooing, saline tattoo removal, and body piercing. Floors and walls must be smooth, easily cleanable, nonabsorbent, and in good repair. Ceilings above the area must be smooth, easily cleanable, and in good repair. A minimum of 30foot-candles of light shall be provided for applying the tattoo or performing saline tattoo removal and a minimum of 10 foot-candles for general lighting.

Source: 19 SDR 64, effective November 3, 1992; 39 SDR 119, effective January 8, 2013; 46 SDR 65, effective November 26, 2019.

General Authority: SDCL 34-1-17(8).

Law Implemented: SDCL 9-34-17 , 34-1-17(8).

Prior versions effective: 2013-01-08.