Town of Easton, MA
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2022-11-28
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Division 3 Board of Health
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Chapter 308 Body Art
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Article VIII Complaints; Penalties.
- Division 1 Charter
- Ch C Charter
- Division 2 Bylaws
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Audit Committee
- Ch 4 Budget Subcommittee
- Ch 6 Capital Planning Committee
- Ch 8 Collector of Taxes
- Ch 11 Contracts and Purchasing
- Ch 14 Council on Aging
- Ch 16 (Reserved)
- Ch 18 Agricultural Commission
- Ch 20 Easton Affordable Housing Trust Fund
- Ch 22 Finance Committee
- Ch 26 Financial Affairs
- Ch 39 Legal Affairs
- Ch 44 Meetings
- Ch 50 Noncriminal Disposition of Violations
- Ch 56 Personal Property, Sale of
- Ch 59 Personnel
- Ch 65 Records and Reports
- Ch 73 Tree Warden
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 89 Advertising, Outdoor
- Ch 93 Alarms
- Ch 96 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 100 Amusement Devices
- Ch 104 Animals
- Ch 112 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 114 Building Demolition Permit Review
- Ch 117 Cable Television
- Ch 121 Cigarette Rolling Paper
- Ch 128 Earth Removal
- Ch 132 Entertainment
- Ch 136 Excavations
- Ch 141 Fire Lanes
- Ch 147 Handicapped Parking
- Ch 150 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 152 Local Historic District
- Ch 156 Junk, Old and Precious Metals and Secondhand Articles
- Ch 162 Licenses and Permits
- Ch 168 Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 175 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 179 (Reserved)
- Ch 183 Public Gatherings
- Ch 186 Public Property, Destruction of
- Ch 188 Marijuana
- Ch 189 Right to Farm
- Ch 193 Sales, Yard
- Ch 195 Smoking Ban
- Ch 198 Solid Waste
- Ch 200 Stormwater Management
- Ch 202 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 203 Stretch Energy Code
- Ch 206 Swimming Pools
- Ch 215 Vehicles, Sale of
- Ch 218 Vehicles, Unregistered
- Ch 223 Water
- Ch 224 Sewer District; Board of Sewer Commissioners
- Ch 227 Wetlands Protection
- Ch 235 Zoning
- Division 3 Board of Health
- Ch 304 Backyard Composting
- Ch 308 Body Art
- Ch 308 Art VIII Complaints; Penalties.
- § 308-63 Complaints.
- § 308-64 Penalties.
- § 308-65 Noncriminal disposition.
- Ch 316 Floor Drains
- Ch 320 Food Service Establishments
- Ch 329 Manure and Animal Waste Management
- Ch 332 Mosquito-Borne Illnesses
- Ch 337 Pasteurization
- Ch 343 Sanitary Landfill
- Ch 346 Sanitation Facilities
- Ch 350 Sewage Disposal Systems, On-Site
- Ch 355 Solid Waste
- Ch 360 Swine
- Ch 364 Tobacco Products, Sale of
- Ch 369 Wells, Private
- Division 4 Zoning Board of Appeals
- Ch 400 Comprehensive Permits
- Ch 401 (Reserved)
- Ch 402 (Reserved)
- Division 5 Rules and Regulations
- Ch 500 Plan Approval Authority Rules and Regulations
- Ch 501 Subdivision Rules and Regulations
- Ch 502 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 503 Wetlands Regulations
- Ch 504 Regulations for Use of Conservation Land
- Ch 505 Sewer Use Regulations
- Ch 506 Mobile Home Park Rules and Regulations
- Ch 507 Building Demolition Review Regulations
- Ch 508 Local Historic District Rules and Regulations
- Appendix
- Ch 800 Acceptances of General Laws
- Ch 801 Special Acts
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
A.
Investigation of complaint allegations. The Board shall investigate
all complaints received about an establishment or practitioner where
the action or inaction complained of may violate any provision of
these regulations and other public health laws.
B.
Notice to complainant where investigation not required. If the Board
finds that an investigation is not required because the alleged act,
practice, or failure to act is not in violation of these regulations,
the Board shall notify the complainant of this finding and the reasons
upon which the finding is based.
C.
Notice to complainant where investigation is required. If the Board
finds that an investigation is required because the alleged act, practice,
or failure to act may be in violation of these regulations, the Board
shall notify the complainant that it is investigating the matter.
D.
Use of legal process in investigation. To accomplish the investigation,
the Board may apply appropriate legal action to complete the investigation.
E.
Appropriate enforcement action within discretion of Board. Upon a
finding that a provision of these regulations has been violated, the
Board may, within its discretion, take appropriate enforcement action
including issuing a notice of non-compliance; revoking, suspending,
or refusing to renew a license of a body art establishment or a permit
of a body art practitioner; and imposing a fine.
A.
Statutory authority to impose fines. The Easton Board of Health is
authorized by MGL c. 111, § 31, to impose a fine up to a
maximum of $1,000 for violation of any reasonable health regulation.
Each day of a continuing violation shall be considered a separate
violation.
B.
Maximum fine for certain violations of regulations. The Board shall
impose the maximum fine of $1,000 for the following violations:
(1)
Any person who performs body art without a practitioner permit. The
Board shall consider a separate violation any body art procedure performed
by such person on a minor without the written consent and presence
of a parent or legal guardian.
(2)
Any practitioner performing body art on a minor, without the written
consent and presence of a parent or legal guardian;
(3)
Any practitioner performing tattooing, branding, or scarification
on anyone under the age of 18.
In accordance with MGL c. 40, § 21D, and the Easton
Charter, whoever violates any provision of these regulations may be
penalized by noncriminal disposition.
