[R.O. 2013 § 660.010; Ord. No.
97-03 § 1, 1-27-1997]
No person shall operate a tattoo shop within the corporate limits
of the City of Fredericktown without first obtaining a license to
do so from the Office of the City Collector. Further, no person shall
operate a tattoo shop within the corporate limits of the City of Fredericktown
without first paying all taxes, if any, due the City of Fredericktown
and complying with the Fredericktown City Code and all rules and regulations
of the City of Fredericktown.
[R.O. 2013 § 660.020; Ord. No.
97-03 § 2, 1-27-1997; Ord. No. 02-43 § 1, 8-26-2002]
A.
BODY PIECING
BRANDING
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
MINOR
TATTOO
As used in this Section, the following terms shall mean:
The perforation of human tissue other than an ear for a non-medical
purpose.
A permanent mark made on human tissue by burning with a hot
iron or other instrument.
Any substance defined in Section 195.010, RSMo.
A person under the age of eighteen (18).
One (1) or more of the following:
B.
No person shall knowingly tattoo, brand or perform body
piercing on a minor unless such person obtains the prior written informed
consent of the minor's parent or legal guardian. The minor's
parent or legal guardian shall execute the written informed consent
required pursuant to this Subsection in the presence of the person
performing the tattooing, branding or body piercing on the minor or
in the presence of an employee or agent of such person. Any person
who fraudulently misrepresents himself or herself as a parent or legal
guardian is guilty of violation of this Section.
C.
A person shall not tattoo, brand or perform body piercing
on another person if the other person is under the influence of intoxicating
liquor or a controlled substance.
D.
No person under the age of eighteen (18) shall tattoo,
brand or perform body piercing on another person.
[R.O. 2013 § 660.030; Ord. No.
97-03 § 3, 1-27-1997]
A.
Floors. The floor of any room in a tattoo shop where tattoo
procedures occur shall be of good construction, easily cleanable and
non-absorbent. All floors shall be kept clean at all times.
B.
Walls And Ceilings. All walls and ceilings, including doors,
windows, skylights and similar closures, shall be kept clean and in
good repair.
C.
Lighting. All areas in which tattooing is done shall be
provided with a minimum of twenty (20) footcandles of light power.
A minimum of ten (10) footcandles of light power shall be provided
in all other areas.
D.
Health Facilities. Each room where tattooing is done shall
be equipped with a hand-washing lavatory equipped with hot and cold
running water under pressure. Soap and sanitary towels shall be provided
at each lavatory. Notwithstanding other provisions of this Subsection
to the contrary, facilities required by this Subsection may be provided
in another room, other than a restroom, provided that antiseptic waterless
hand foam is provided in each tattoo room.
E.
Tattoo Rooms. Areas or rooms where tattooing is done shall
be separated from the rest of the building by walls and/or partitions.
The building and premises shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition
at all times and kept free from all health hazards.
[R.O. 2013 § 660.040; Ord. No.
97-03 § 4, 1-27-1997]
A.
Generally. All instruments, such as needles and other items
of any material, which come into contact with human skin, shall be
sterilized before use. A separate sterilized needle or instrument
shall be used for each patron. No sterile instruments shall be kept
for more than ninety (90) days without re-sterilization. The date
of sterilization shall be written on the package containing sterile
instruments in permanent ink or print.
B.
Method Of Sterilization. All instruments which come in
contact with the human skin shall be sterilized by the following method:
Sterilization shall be caused by steam under pressure at a temperature
not less than two hundred seventy-three degrees Fahrenheit (273°
F.) and fifteen (15) to thirty (30) pounds of pressure per square
inch for fifty-five (55) minutes from cold start or thirty-five (35)
minutes from hot start or any method approved by State and City health
authorities.
C.
Needles. All needles shall be single-service. All sharps
shall be disposed of in a capped, punctureproof "sharps" container
filled with a solution of five and one-quarter percent (5.25%) bleach,
according to health regulations.
[R.O. 2013 § 660.050; Ord. No.
97-03 § 5, 1-27-1997]
A.
General Requirements. All ink used in tattooing shall be
sterile and of a type recommended for tattooing.
B.
Containers. Ink shall be poured into single-service disposable sterile caps, ink cups, or trays
and not reused from one (1) client to another. No large containers
of ink or color materials shall be used. Caps, cups, and trays shall
be discarded after use to preclude or mitigate against the possibility
of contamination of sterile items.
[R.O. 2013 § 660.060; Ord. No.
97-03 § 6, 1-27-1997]
A.
Preparation. The area to be tattooed shall be clean shaven.
The area shall then be washed with an antibacterial cleanser, such
as surgical soap or an equivalent substance. The area shall then be
treated with a disinfectant solution, such as seventy percent (70%)
isopropyl alcohol.
B.
After Tattooing. After the tattooing process is completed,
the area shall be covered with a sterile bandage or gauze.
[R.O. 2013 § 660.070; Ord. No.
97-03 § 7, 1-27-1997]
A.
Disease. No person, while affected with any disease in
a communicable form or while a carrier of any communicable disease,
or while affected with boils, infected wounds, sores or respiratory
infections, shall engage in tattooing.
B.
Cleanliness. All persons engaged in tattooing shall maintain
a high degree of personal cleanliness while on duty. Each person shall
wash their hands before starting tattooing and after each tattooing
process in completed.
[R.O. 2013 § 660.080; Ord. No.
97-03 § 8, 1-27-1997]
The City shall cause the County Health Officer to inspect all
tattooing shops at least two (2) times annually to determine compliance
with this Chapter and to issue a certificate of compliance.
[R.O. 2013 § 660.090; Ord. No.
97-03 § 9, 1-27-1997]
If, at any time, the County Health Officer advises the operator
of a tattooing shop that said operator is in violation of the health
and sanitary provisions provided for herein, the City Board of Health
shall immediately suspend said operator's license until such
time as the operator is offered an opportunity to respond to the City's
finding. Such opportunity to respond must be granted within five (5)
days of the date of suspension. Said opportunity to respond shall
be before the Board of Aldermen. Said operator may be represented
at said opportunity to respond by a representative, in person, or
both.
[R.O. 2013 § 660.100; Ord. No.
97-03 § 10, 1-27-1997]
Each operator of a tattoo shop must advise the patron before
administering a tattoo that the tattoo should be considered permanent;
that it can only be removed with a surgical procedure; and that any
effective removal may leave permanent scarring and disfigurement.
A written cautionary notice to that effect shall be furnished and
signed by the patron and retained on file at the establishment by
the operator for a period of three (3) years.
[R.O. 2013 § 660.110; Ord. No.
97-03 § 11, 1-27-1997]
The Office of the City Collector is hereby directed to provide
all forms and licenses identified in this Chapter. The Office of the
City Administrator is hereby directed to provide all regulations and
requirements necessary to implement the provisions of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2013 § 660.120; Ord. No.
97-03 § 12, 1-27-1997]
Every person engaged in the business of conducting, managing
or operating an establishment for the practice of tattooing shall
pay a licensing fee of one hundred dollars ($100.00) per year or for
any portion of the year payable annually in advance to the City Collector.
[R.O. 2013 § 660.130; Ord. No.
97-03 § 13, 1-27-1997]
All tattooing licenses granted under the provisions of this
Chapter shall commence on the date of issuance or June 1 in each year
and shall expire on May 31 of the year following the date of issuance.
[R.O. 2013 § 660.140; Ord. No.
97-03 § 14, 1-27-1997; Ord. No. 02-28 § 1, 6-10-2002]
No license for operating the business of tattooing shall be
issued when the issuance thereof would increase the number of such
licenses outstanding and in force at that time to more than two (2)
licenses per three thousand (3,000) inhabitants residing within the
City, or major fraction thereof, based upon the last decennial census
of the United States.
[R.O. 2013 § 660.150; Ord. No.
97-03 § 15, 1-27-1997]
Any person violating the provisions of this Chapter shall, upon
conviction, be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and shall be
fined not less than five dollars ($5.00) and not more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00).
