A. 
Establishment license. No person shall own or operate a tattoo establishment or engage in the practice or business of tattooing, own or operate a body piercing establishment or engage in the practice or business of body piercing without first obtaining an establishment license for the location from the Health Officer or the Health Officer's duly authorized agent. Applications for establishment licenses shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(1) 
The name of the owner.
(2) 
The name of the establishment.
(3) 
The street address of the tattoo establishment.
(4) 
The mailing address of the tattoo establishment if it is different from the street address.
(5) 
The telephone number of the owner.
(6) 
The telephone number of the tattoo establishment.
(7) 
The name, address and a copy of the current license of all tattoo practitioners who work at the establishment.
(8) 
The fee required by this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The current fee amounts are set forth in § 304-6 of this chapter.
(9) 
The signature of the owner.
B. 
Artist license.
(1) 
No person shall engage in the practice or business of tattooing and/or body piercing in a licensed establishment without first obtaining an artist license from the Health Officer or the Health Officer's duly authorized agent.
(2) 
Applications for such licenses shall be made in writing on a form prescribed by the Town of Hudson,[2] wherein the applicant shall agree to conform to all rules and regulations governing such places now in effect or as subsequently enacted, and to authorize and permit such examinations and inspections as may be deemed necessary by the Health Officer. The completed application shall include, at a minimum, the following:
(a) 
The applicant's name.
(b) 
The applicant's address.
(c) 
The applicant's telephone number.
(d) 
The applicant's date of birth.
(e) 
A statement as to the experience the applicant has had in performing tattooing, scarification or body piercing, including apprenticeship served, or the licenses held, with a copy of such licenses attached.
(f) 
A listing of the type of procedures the applicant intends to perform.
(g) 
A statement signed by a licensed physician, licensed advanced registered nurse practitioner or licensed physician's assistant stating that they have examined the applicant no more than ninety (90) days prior to the submission of the application and found him/her to be in good mental health and physical health.
(h) 
A signed passport photograph of two inches by two inches or an equivalent identification of the applicant.
(i) 
The fee required by this chapter.[3]
[3]
Editor's Note: The fees are included in § 304-6 of this chapter.
[2]
The forms required are on file in the town offices.
C. 
No person shall be granted an establishment license to operate a tattoo establishment, body piercing establishment or engage in the practice or business of tattooing or body piercing in the Town of Hudson without site plan approval from the Hudson Planning Department and/or Planning Board.
D. 
No person shall operate a mobile tattoo business or mobile body piercing business in the Town of Hudson.
E. 
No person shall be granted a tattoo and/or body piercing artist license or license renewal in the Town of Hudson without a current health certificate from a physician submitted at the time of license application and/or renewal.
F. 
No person shall be granted a tattoo and/or body piercing artist license in the Town of Hudson without having first obtained a license from the State of New Hampshire, pursuant to RSA 314-A, when such license is required by the State of New Hampshire.
A. 
All licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall, unless revoked as set forth hereafter, expire on March 31 following their date of issue. The requirements for the renewal thereof shall be the same as for new licenses.
(1) 
Establishment license: a fee of $50 per year, per tattoo and/or body piercing establishment, shall be charged. The owner(s) of the establishment shall be listed as licensee and the license shall not be transferable.
(2) 
Artist license: a fee of $100 per year, per tattooist or person engaged in body piercing, shall be charged for the issuance of a license to operate from a permitted tattoo or body piercing establishment. Each applicant shall, upon paying the fee of $100, submitting the health certificate and meeting the requirements of this chapter, be issued a separate license.
B. 
Form and transfer of license. All licenses shall be issued in the name of the individual person applying, shall give the location and name of the establishment where said applicant will operate and shall not be transferable to another owner, operator, artist or location.
C. 
Public display of license. It shall be the duty of the owner of the establishment to display the current establishment and artist licenses of everyone working at the site in a conspicuous place where they may be readily observed by the public.
It shall be the duty of the Health Officer or his duly authorized agent to cause inspections to be made on a recurring basis at all establishments and the equipment thereof. If said place of business is not maintained, conducted or operated in conformity with the requirements of this chapter as now enacted or as subsequently amended, then the Health Officer may revoke the establishment license as described in § 304-25A until said establishment and the operation thereof is made to conform to the requirements of this chapter. No owner, operator or artist shall operate without a valid establishment license.
A. 
Records for each patron or customer shall be kept and maintained by the operator of each establishment. The record shall contain the name, address and signature of each patron or customer. In the case of body piercing of minors, a form signed by the parent or guardian at the time of piercing shall be kept as a permanent record. All records shall be available for inspection upon request of the Health Officer or authorized representative. Records shall be maintained a minimum of two years.
B. 
The operator and/or artist shall inquire if the patron has at any time experienced a jaundiced condition or been infected with hepatitis. Those indicating a history of jaundice or hepatitis shall not be tattooed or pierced.