[Amended by the Board of Selectmen 11-2-2015]
A.
Establishment license. No person shall own or operate a tattoo establishment
or engage in the practice or business of tattooing or 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.
B.
Artist license. 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.
C.
Permanent makeup/cosmetic tattoo license. No person shall engage
in the practice of permanent makeup or cosmetic tattooing in a licensed
establishment without obtaining a permanent makeup/cosmetic tattoo
artist license from the Health Officer or the Health Officer's
duly authorized agent.
[Added by the Board of Selectmen 5-21-2018[1]]
D.
Applications for such licenses shall be made in writing on a form
prescribed by the Town of Salem, 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.
E.
No person shall be granted an establishment license to operate a
tattoo establishment or body piercing establishment or engage in the
practice or business of tattooing or body piercing in the Town of
Salem without site plan approval from the Planning Department and/or
Planning Board.
F.
No person shall operate a mobile tattoo business or mobile body piercing
business in the Town of Salem.
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.
[Amended by the Board of Selectmen 11-2-2015]
(1)
Establishment license. A fee as provided in Subsection D 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 as provided in Subsection D per year per tattooist or person engaged in body piercing shall be charged for the issuance of a license to operate from a licensed tattoo or body piercing establishment. Each applicant shall, upon paying the fee, submitting a copy of the State of New Hampshire license and meeting the requirements of this chapter, be issued a separate license.
[Amended by the Board of Selectmen 5-21-2018]
(3)
Permanent makeup/cosmetic tattoo license. A fee as provided in Subsection D per tattooist engaged in permanent makeup/cosmetic tattooing shall be charged for the issuance of a license to operate from a licensed tattoo establishment. Each applicant shall, upon paying the fee, submitting a copy of the State of New Hampshire license, documentation of training and insurance and meeting the requirements of this chapter, be issued a separate license. The applicant shall provide documentation of training, apprenticeship and insurance. Training must consist of a curriculum in a school or program specifically designed for the practice of permanent makeup/cosmetic tattooing. This training must also include an apprenticeship in accordance with the requirements of the State of New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. Each individual licensee must provide proof of liability insurance. The insurance must be specific to permanent makeup/cosmetic tattooing.
[Added by the Board of Selectmen 5-21-2018]
B.
Form and transfer of permits. 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 permit. 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.
D.
Licensing fees. Licensing fees, as adopted by the Board of Selectmen,
are on file with the Health Division and on the Town of Salem website.
[Added by the Board of Selectmen 11-2-2015]
It shall be the duty of the Health Officer or designee 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 suspend or revoke the establishment license as described in §§ 433-24 and 433-25 until said establishment and the operation thereof are 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, signature and form of positive identification in the
form of a government photo ID with ID number 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 the piercing shall be kept as a permanent
record. All records shall be available for inspection upon request
of the Health Officer, Police Chief or their authorized representative(s).
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.
