A.
When it is necessary to shave the area to be tattooed, a new disposable
razor for each patron shall be used. The common use of shaving mugs
and shaving brushes is prohibited.
B.
After shaving the area to be tattooed, or if the area does not need
to be shaved, the site of the tattoo shall be cleaned with soap and
hot water, rinsed with clean water and germicidal solution applied
in a sanitary manner before the design is placed on the skin. Only
sterile, individual towels and gauze shall be used in preparing the
site to be tattooed. These dressings shall be properly disposed of
after use on each patron.
C.
If vaseline or other jellies are applied, it shall be done with a
sterile swab or sterile spatula for the use of each patron. Unused
portions of jellies remaining from service on a patron shall be discarded.
D.
Alum or any material used to stop the flow of blood must be used
only in the form of a powder or liquid and applied only with sterile
gauze or sterile absorbent cotton.
[Amended by the Board of Selectmen 11-2-2015]
If the stencil for transferring the design to the skin is not
disposable, it shall be thoroughly cleaned and rinsed in a germicidal
solution approved by the Health Division following each use and shall
be maintained in a clean, sanitary condition.
A.
A sterile set of needles shall be used for each patron. Needles used
in tattooing shall be sterilized by a sterilization method approved
by the Health Division after each use and, if not immediately used,
stored in sterile containers. The open end of the needle tube of the
tattooing machine shall be cleaned and sterilized in a similar method
after each use. The use of disinfectants does not constitute an approved
sterilization method.
[Amended by the Board of Selectmen 11-2-2015]
B.
Single-service or individual containers of dye or ink shall be used
for each patron, and any remaining ink or dye in the container following
the procedure shall be discarded.
C.
Single-use containers shall be disinfected prior to use.
D.
Excess dye applied to the skin shall be removed with individual sterile
gauze pads or sterile cotton only. The area tattooed shall then be
allowed to dry and the entire site covered with a piece of sterile
gauze only, which may then be covered with a piece of dressing and
fastened with adhesive. Only approved surgical dressings and tapes
shall be used on patrons. The use of paper napkins, other materials,
and mastic tape for dressings is prohibited.
A.
No tattooing shall be done on any person who is under the obvious
influence of alcohol or other drugs.
B.
No tattooing shall be done on any person under the age of 18 (per
RSA 639:3, II). A person under the age of 18 with a tattoo is prima
facie evidence that this section has been violated and that the proper
identification process did not occur.
C.
[1]No tattooing shall be done on skin surface that has a rash,
pimples, boils, infections, or other unhealthy skin conditions.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C, prohibiting tattooing above the neck, below the ankles, below the wrists or on the genitalia, was repealed by the Board of Selectmen 5-21-2018. This ordinance also provided for the redesignation of former Subsections D through F as Subsections C through E, respectively.
D.
No skin area shall be penetrated, abraded or treated with chemicals
for the purpose of removing, camouflaging or altering any blemish,
birthmark, scar, or previous tattoo.
E.
Medical history records obtained earlier shall be checked and updated
and anyone giving a history of jaundice, hepatitis, HIV infection
or other infectious or communicable diseases shall not be tattooed.
A.
After each customer is tattooed, the needle bars must be disengaged,
with the tubes, from the machine and placed in an autoclavable dish.
Unless resterilizable needles are used, at the end of the session
the needles are "burned off" by flaming from the point to the soldered
junction and disposed of properly. Reusable needles must be used only
once before being cleaned and sterilized. The needle bars must be
cleaned ultrasonically, as before, then resterilized. Ultrasonic treatment
alone is not effective. All used needles shall be disinfected before
discarding. Used needles must be placed in a fresh solution of hypochlorite
for 30 minutes before disposal.
B.
The pigment capsules must be disposed of after each customer.
C.
Capsule holders and forceps must be sterilized between sessions.
D.
Holding tubes for motors must be sterilized between sessions.
A.
Written instructions approved by the Health Officer shall be given
to each patron or customer on the care of the tattooed site to prevent
infection after each tattooing. A copy of these instructions shall
also be posted in a conspicuous place in the tattoo establishment,
clearly visible to the person being tattooed.
B.
All infections resulting from the practice of tattooing which become
known to the operator(s), owner(s) and/or artist(s) shall be reported
to the Health Officer by the owner of the tattoo establishment.
C.
All tattooists are strongly advised to receive the Hepatitis B vaccine
which would provide them with immunity from contracting the disease
from a patron and protect patrons from contracting the disease from
a nonsymptomatic tattooist.
