HomeMy WebLinkAbout9.a. Ordinance Regulations for Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishments CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
CITY COLTNCIL MEETING DATE: July 20, 1999
AGENDA ITEM : ORDINANCE REGULATIONS FOR TATTOO AGENDA SECTION:
AND BODY PIERCING ESTABLISHMENTS NEW BUSINESS
PREPARED BY: Gary D. Kalstabakken, Chief of Pol AGEN�����i� � � �
ATTACHMENTS: Proposed Ordinance and Recommended APPROVED BY:
Business License Fee
Due to the potential health problems associated with tattoo and body piercing establishments, the Council
directed that an ordinance regulating the operation of those establishments be drafted. The attached ordinance
is modeled after ordinances adopted by other municipalities.
An ordinance is necessary to regulate the businesses of tattooing and body piercing because, currently,there are
no state licensing requirements for tattoo and body piercing businesses or practitioners. The proposed
ordinance focuses on health and safety requirements. Because the skin is penetrated during tattooing and
piercing, there are concerns about the spreading of communicable blood, skin infections or other communicable
disease.
There currently is one tattooing establishment operating in a business office. The owner/operator has been
contacted about the proposed ordinance and provided a copy of the ordinance. He did provide comments about
the ordinance and expressed his support of the regulation of tattoo and body piercing establishments.
Fees for the licenses associated with the ordinance will be included in a fee resolution when the ordinance is
adopted. A fee of$250 for a business license and$25 for a personal service license is suggested.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: This is the first reading of the proposed ordinance. It is presented for
discussion on July 20, 1999 with the intention of bringing it back for adoption by the Council on
August 3, 1999.
COUNCIL ACTION:
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO XVI
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 3, THE BUSINESS REGULATIONS
OF THE ROSEMOUNT CITY CODE BY ESTABLISHING LICENSE
REGULATIONS FOR TATTOO AND BODY PIERCING
ESTABLISHMENTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMOUNT ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS:
Section I. Rosemount City Code, Title 3, is amended by adding new Chapter 9, Sections 3-9-1
through 3-9-13 as follows:
3-9-1 Findings and Purpose
The purpose of this section is to regulate the business of tattooing and/or body piercing in
order to protect the general health, safety, and welfare of the community.
A. The City Council finds that the experience of other cities indicates that there is a
connection between tattooing/body piercing and hepatitis and other health
problems.
B. The City Council finds that stringent regulations governing tattooing and body
piercing can minimize the hepatitis and disease risk, and therefore protect the
general health, safety, and welfare of the community.
C. It is not the intent to prohibit tattoo and/or body piercing establishments from
having a reasonable opportunity to locate in the city.
3-9-2 Definitions
The following words and terms when used in this Chapter, shall have the following
meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
A. Body Piercing: Penetrating or making a hole in or through the human body
to place jewelry or objects of inetal,plastic,wood, bone, or
other foreign material on any area far cosmetic purposes.
B. Branding: The use of heat, cold, or any chemical compound to imprint
permanent markings on human skin by any means other
than tattooing.
C. Clean: The absence of dirt, grease, rubbish, garbage, and other
offensive, unsightly or extraneous matter.
D. Operator: Any person who performs or practices the art of tattooing
and/or body piercing on another person in connection with
the operation of a tattoo and/or body piercing establishment
and receives compensation from the owner of the business
or its patrons.
E. Good Repair: Free of corrosion,breaks, cracks, chips,pitting, excessive
wear and tear,leaks, obstructions, and similar defects so as
to constitute a sanitary,workable and sound condition.
F. Issuing Authority: The City Administrator or his/her designee.
G. Owner: Any individual, firm, company, corporation or association
that owns an establishment where tattooing and/or body
piercing is performed.
H. Scarification: The cutting or tearing of human skin for the purpose of
creating a permanent mark or design on the skin.
I. Tattoo, Tattooing: The marking of the skin of a person by insertion of
permanent colors by introducing them through puncture of
the skin.
3-9-3 Business License Required
No person,partnership, ar corporation shall operate any establishment where tattooing
and/or body piercing is practiced,nor engage in the practice of tattooing and/or body
piercing without being licensed under this Chapter. Jewelry stores and accessory stores
that exclusively provide ear piercing services using piercing guns shall be exempt from
this license agreement. �
The application for a tattooing and/or body piercing establishment business license shall
be submitted on a form provided by the City and shall include:
A. If the applicant is an individual,the name,residence, phone number, and birth
date of the applicant. If the applicant is a partnership, the name, residence, phone
number and birth date of each general and limited partner. If the applicant is a
corporation, the names,residences,phone numbers, and birth dates of all those
� persons holding more than five(5)percent of the issued and outstanding stock of
the corporation.
B. The name, address,phone number, and birth date of the manager of such
establishment, if different from the owners.
C. The address and legal description of the premises where the tattoo and/or body
piercing establishment is to be located.
D. A statement detailing any conviction relating to tattooing and/or body piercing or
the operation of a tattoo and/or body piercing establishment by the applicant or
manager and whether or not the applicant or manager has ever applied for or held
a license to operate a similar type of business in other communities. In the case of
a corporation, a statement detailing any felony convictions by the owners of more
than five (5)percent of the issued and outstanding stock of the corporation, and
whether or not those owners have ever applied for or held a license to operate a
similar type of business in other communities.
E. The activities and types of businesses to be conducted.
F. The hours of operation.
G. The provisions made to restrict access by minors.
H. A building plan of the premises detailing all internal operations and activities.
I. Whether the applicant has previously been denied a license of this type by any
other government unit.
J. The names, street addresses, and business addresses of three (3) residents of
Dakota, Hennepin,Ramsey, Anoka, Washington, Scott or Carver Counties who
are of good moral character and who are not related to the applicant and not
holding any ownership in the premises or business, who may be referred to as to
the applicant's character.
K. Whether all real estate and personal property taXes that are due and payable for
the premises to be licensed have been paid, and if not paid, the years and amounts
that are unpaid.
L. All applications for a license under this Chapter shall be signed and sworn to. If
the application is that of a natural person, it shall be signed and sworn to by such
person; if that of a corporation, by an officer thereof; if that of a partnership,by
one of the general partners; and if that of an unincorporated association,by the
manager or managing officer thereof. Any falsification on a license application
shall result in the denial of a license.
� All applications shall be referred to the Issuing Authority for verification and
investigation of facts set forth in the application, including any necessary criminal
background checks to assure compliance with this Chapter. The application shall be
issued or denied by the Issuing Authority in accordance with this Chapter.
3-9-4 Personal Service License
No operator shall perform tattoo and/or body piercing services within the City without
being licensed as provided in this section.
Any person desiring a personal service license shall file a written application on a form
provided by the city. The application shall include the following information:
A. The business address and all telephone numbers where the service is to be practiced or
based.
� B. The name,birth date, complete home address, and telephone number of the applicant.
C. The tattoo and/or body piercing business history and experience, including but not
limited to whether or not the applicant, in previously operating in this or another city
or state under license or permit, has had such license or permit denied,revoked or
suspended and the reason therefor, and the business activities or occupations
subsequent to such action of denial, suspension or revocation.
D. All criminal convictions other than misdemeanor traffic violations, fully disclosing the
jurisdiction in which convicted or arrested and the circumstances thereof.
� E. All applications for a license under this Chapter shall be signed and sworn to by the
applicant. Any falsification on a license application shall result in the denial of a
license.
All applications shall be referred to the Issuing Authority for verification and
investigation of facts set forth in the application, including any necessary criminal
background checks to assure compliance with this chapter. The application shall be
issued or denied by the Issuing Authority in accordance with this Chapter.
3-9-5 License Fee
A. The annual license fee is set forth by City Council resolution.
B. Each application for a license shall be submitted to the City Clerk and payment
made to the City. Each application for a license shall be accompanied by payment
in full of the required license fee. Upon rejection of any application for a license,
the applicant may be refunded a portion of the license fee in accordance with the
� fee resolution, except where rejection is for a willful misstatement in the license
application.
C. All licenses shall expire on the last day of December in each year. Each license
shall be issued for a period of one(1)year, except that if a portion of the license
year has elapsed when application is made, a license may be issued for the
remainder of the year for a pro-rated fee. In computing such fee, any unexpired
fraction of a month shall be counted as one (1)month.
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D. Once a license has been granted,no part of the fee paid by any licensee shall be
refunded, except that a pro-rated portion of the fee shall be refunded in the event
of the complete closure of the business and cessation of business activities for any
of the following reasons and upon application to the City Clerk within thirty(30)
days from the happening of the event,provided that such event occurs more than
thirty(30) days before the expiration of the license:
1. Destruction or damage of the licensed premises by fire or other
catastrophe.
2. The licensee's illness.
3. The licensee's death.
4. A change in the legal status making it unlawful for licensed business to
continue.
E. Each application shall contain a provision on the application indicating that any
withholding of information or the providing of false or misleading information
will be grounds for denial or revocation of a license. Any changes in the
information provided on the application or provided during the investigation shall
be brought to the attention of the City Clerk by the applicant or licensee. If said
changes take place during the investigation, said data shall be provided to the
Police Chief or the City Clerk in writing.
3-9-6 Investigation Fee
A. At the time of the original application for a license, the applicant shall deposit one
thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500.00)with the City for the investigation fee.
The investigation fee for investigations conducted entirely within the State shall
be Three Hundred Fifty Dollars ($350.00). For investigations conducted outside
the State, the City shall be paid the investigation costs in excess of Three Hundred
Fifty Dollars (S350.00),but not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00).
Any fees due in excess of the One Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00)
deposit must be paid before the City Council considers the application. Any
unexpended portion of the deposit in excess of Three Hundred Fifty Dollars
($350.00) shall be returned to the applicant.
3-9-7 Granting of License
A. The Issuing Authority shall complete his/her investigation within thirty(30) days
after the City Clerk receives a complete application and all license and
investigation fees.
B. If, after such investigation, it appears that the applicant and the place proposed for
the business are eligible for a license under the criteria set forth in this section,
then the license shall be issued by the City Council within thirty(30) days after
the investigation is completed. Otherwise, the license shall be denied.
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C. Each license shall be issued to the applicant only and shall not be transferable to
another holder. Each license shall be issued only for the premises described in the
application. No license may be transferred to another premise without the
approval of the City Council. If the licensee is a partnership or a corporation, a
change in the identity af any of the principals of the partnership or corporation
shall be deemed a transfer of the license. Any tattoo and/or body piercing
establishment existing at the adoption of this Chapter shall be required to obtain
an annual license.
D. If the license is denied, the applicant may request a hearing before the City
Council by filing a written request therefor with the City Clerk within fifteen (15)
days after the applicant has received written notice of denial. If the license
application is denied by the City Council after a hearing, the applicant may appeal
the decision to the appropriate court of competent jurisdiction. If a tattoo and/or
body piercing establishment is lawfully in existence at the time of the adoption of
this Chapter,the tattoo and/or body piercing establishment may continue in
business until the court action is completed. Otherwise, the applicant may not
commence doing business until the judicial action has been finally resolved.
3-9-8 Persons Ineligible for License
No license under this Chapter shall be issued to an applicant who is a natural person;
general or managing partner of a partnership; or,manager,proprietor, or agent of a
corporation or other organization if such applicant:
A. Is a minor at the time the application is filed.
B. Has been convicted of any crime directly related to the occupation licensed as
prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, Section 364.03, Subd. 2, and has not shown
competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to perform the
duties of the licensed occupation as prescribed by Minnesota Statutes, Section
364.03, Subd. 3.
C. Who is overdue or whose spouse is overdue in his or her payment of City, county,
or state taxes, fees, fines or penalties assessed against them or imposed upon
them.
� D. Who has been denied a license by the City or any other Minnesota municipal
corporation to operate a tattoo and/or body piercing establishment or whose
license has been suspended or revoked within the preceding twelve (12)months,
or who is residing with any such person.
E. Who has not paid the license and investigation fees required by this section.
F. Is not of good moral character or repute.
3-9-9 Places Ineligible for License
A. No license shall be granted or renewed for operation on any property on which
taxes, assessments, or other financial claims of the state, county, school district, or
city are due, delinquent, or unpaid. In the event a suit has been commenced under
Minnesota Statutes, Section 278.0-278.03, questioning the amount or validity of
taxes, the City Council may on application waive strict compliance with this
provision; no waiver may be granted,however, for taxes or any portion thereof
which remain unpaid for a period exceeding one(1)year after becoming due.
B. No license shall be granted or renewed if the property is not properly zoned or
does not qualify as a legal non-conforming use for tattooing and/or body piercing
establishments under Ordinance B - City of Rosemount Zoning Ordinance.
C. Premises Licensed for Alcoholic Beverages. No license shall be granted or
renewed if the premises is licensed for the furnishing of alcoholic beverages
pursuant to Title 3, Chapter 1 of this Code or is licensed as a sexually oriented
business pursuant to Title 3, Chapter 8 of this Code.
3-9-10 Conditions of License
Every license shall be granted subject to the following conditions and all other provisions
of this Chapter, and of any applicable sections of the City Code, the City's zoning
ordinances, the Building Code, the Fire Code, the City's health regulations, and all
provisions of state and federal law.
A. No person shall tattoo or pierce any person under the age of eighteen(18) except
in the presence of, and with the written permission of, the parent or legal guardian
of such minor. The consent must include both the custodial and non-custodial
parents,where applicable.
B. The license granted under this Chapter is for the owner and the premises or
operator named on the approved license application. No transfer of a license shall
be permitted from place-to-place or from person-to-person without first
complying with the requirements of an original application, except in the case in
which an existing non-corporate licensee is incorporated and incorporation does
not affect the ownership, control, and interest of the existing licensed
establishment.
C. All licensed premises shall have the license posted in a conspicuous place at all
times.
D. A licensee under this Chapter shall not be open for business for tattooing and/or
body piercing before 7:00 AM nor after 10:00 PM.
E. The tattoo and/or body piercing establishment license is only effective for the
compact and contiguous space specified in the approved license application. If
the licensed premise is enlarged, altered, or extended,the licensee shall inform the
Issuing Authority. No person shall engage in the practice of tattooing and/or body
piercing at any place other than the place or location named or described in the
application and license. A separate room shall be required for body piercing and
tattooing services. The applicant shall submit a drawing to scale of the tattoo
andlor body piercing facilities.
� F. No person shall solicit business or offer to perform tattooing and/or body piercing
services while under license suspension or revocation by the City.
G. The licensee shall be responsible for the conduct of the business being operated
and shall at all times maintain conditions of order.
H. The licensee shall provide to the Issuing Authority a list of operators who perform
tattooing and/or body piercing at the licensed establishment and shall verify that
each operator has received a copy of Health and Safety Requirements and
Sanctions for License Violations as appear in this Chapter.
I. All licensees shall have at all times a valid certificate of insurance issued by an
insurance company licensed to do business in the State of Minnesota indicating
that the licensee is currently covered in the tattoo and/or body piercing business
by a liability insurance policy. The minimum limits of coverage for such
insurance shall be: •
1. Each claim, at least two hundred thousand dollars ($200,000.00).
2. Each group of claims, at least five hundred thousand dollars
($500,000.00).
Such insurance shall be kept in force during the term of the license and shall
provide for notification to the City prior to terminating or cancellation. A
certificate of insurance shall be filed with the City.
J. Inspections
1. City Initiated. The Issuing Authority or designated health professionals
" shall, at minimum, conduct one (1)randomly scheduled inspection of each
licensed facility each year to determine compliance with City
requirements.
2. Compliance Certification. A health professional who is retained by the
licensed operator and acceptable to the Issuing Authority shall inspect the
licensed premises in the month of November of each calendar year. Said
inspection is to determine compliance with City requirements and a
written report documenting findings shall be submitted to the Issuing
Authority within fifteen(15) days from the date on which the inspection
took place.
K. Branding and Scarification are prohibited in the City of Rosemount.
3-9-11 Health and Sanitation Requirements
No person shall engage in the practice of tattooing and/or body piercing at any place in
the City without complying with the following regulations:
A. Every place where tattooing and/or body piercing is practiced shall be equipped
with an adequate and conveniently located toilet room and hand lavatory for the
accommodation of employees and patrons. The hand lavatory shall be supplied
with hot and cold running water under pressure; shall be maintained in good
repair at all times; and shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition. Toilet
fixtures and seats shall be of a sanitary open front design and readily cleanable.
Easily cleanable, covered receptacles shall be provided for waste materials. Every
lavatory facility shall be provided with an adequate supply of hand cleansing
compound and single service sanitary towels or hand drying devices.
B. No person having any communicable blood or skin infection or other
communicable diseases of the blood or skin shall practice tattooing and/or body
piercing or shall be tattooed or body pierced.
C. All disposable needles, razor blades, sharps, or other equipment utilized for
penetrating the skin shall be individually pre-packaged and pre-sterilized and
stored in a self-sealing sterilizing pouch. No such equipment shall be used for
more than one customer. Tools and supplies must be stored in a dust-free
container. All bio-hazardous waste shall be disposed of in accordance with law,
and disposal procedures shall be approved by the Issuing Authority. Sterilizing
solutions and methods may be used for the purpose of sterilizing instruments
other than needles, razor blades, sharps or other equipment utilized for penetrating
the skin when such sterilizing solutions and methods are approved by the Issuing
Authority.
D. The following procedures shall be used for skin preparation:
1. Each operator shall wash his or her hands thoroughly with soap and water
and then dry them with a clean towel before and after each tattoo or body
piercing. Operators with skin infections of the hand shall not perform any
tattooing or body piercing services.
2. Whenever it is necessary to shave the skin,pre-packaged,pre-sterilized,
� disposable razor blades shall be used.
3. The skin area to be tattooed or pierced shall be thoroughly cleaned with
germicidal soap, rinsed thoroughly with water, and sterilized with an
antiseptic solution approved by the Issuing Authority. Only single service
towels and wipes shall be used in the skin cleaning process.
4. All bandages and surgical dressings used in connection with the tattooing
and/or body piercing of any person shall be individually pre-packaged,
pre-sterilized and disposable.
E. All tables, chairs, furniture, or area on which a patron receives a tattoo or body
pierce shall be covered by single service disposable paper or clean linens, or in the
alternative, the table, chair or furniture on which the patron receives a tattoo
andlor body pierce shall be impervious to moisture and shall be properly sanitized
after each tattoo or body pierce. Tables and counter tops shall be industrial grade
formica or similar material. Drop cloths made of two-ply paper and plastic shall
be available for use as needed.
F. Every operator shall provide single service towels or wipes for each customer or
_ person and such towels or wipes shall be stored and disposed of in a manner
acceptable to the Issuing Authority.
G. Every operator shall wear clean, washable garments and protective latex
disposable gloves when engaged in the practice of tattooing and/or body piercing.
If garments are contaminated with blood or body fluids, such ga.rment shall be
removed and changed and cleaned or disposed of in a manner acceptable to the
Issuing Authority.
H. Pigments used in tattooing shall be premade and commercially prepared and free
from bacteria and noxious agents and substances including mercury. The
pigments used from stock solutions for each customer shall be placed in a single
service receptacle, and such receptacle and remaining solution shall be discarded
after use on each customer in accordance with procedures approved by the Issuing
Authority.
I. Jewelry for the other parts of the body shall be made of implant grade, high-
quality stainless steel (300 series), solid 14K or 18K gold, niobium, titanium,
platinum, or a dense, low-porosity plastic such as monofilament nylon, acrylic, or
Lucite. Ear studs or other jewelry designed for earlobe piercing are not
appropriate jewelry for other body parts. Jewelry shall have no nicks, scratches,
or irregular surfaces, which might endanger the tissues. Jewelry shall be pre-
sterilized and in a sealed package.
J. There shall not be less than one hundred fifty(150) square feet of floor space at
the place where the practice of tattooing and/or body piercing is conducted, and
said place shall be so lighted and ventilated as to comply with the standards
approved by the Issuing Authority.
K. No person shall practice tattooing and/or body piercing while under the influence
of alcoholic beverages or illicit drugs. No customer shall be tattooed and/or body
pierced while under the influence of alcoholic beverages or illicit drugs.
L. The operator shall provide the person tattooed andlor body pierced with printed
instructions on the approved care of the tattoo and/or body pierce during the
healing process.
M. No place licensed as a tattoo and/or body piercing establishment shall be used or
occupied as living or sleeping quarters.
3-9-12 Penalty
A. Any person violating any provision of this Chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and
upon conviction shall be punished not more than the maximum penalty for a
misdemeanor as prescribed by law.
B. The City Council may,upon ten(10)days written notice to the operator and
following a public hearing, revoke the license or suspend the license if the
licensee submitted false information or omitted material information in the license
process required by this Chapter. The City Council may also revoke the license or
suspend the license for a violation of:
1. Any provision of this Chapter or any other local law governing the same
activity during the license period.
2. Any criminal law during the license period which adversely affects the
ability to honestly, safely, or lawfully conduct a tattooing and/or body
piercing business.
3-9-13 Hindrance
Any person hindering the efforts of City officials to investigate possible violations of this
Chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
3-9-14 Conflict of Chapter
In any case where a provision of this Chapter is found to be in conflict with a provision of
any zoning,building, fire, safety or health ordinance or code in the City, the provision
which establishes the higher standard for the promotion and protection of the health and
safety of the people shall prevail. In any case where a provision of this Chapter is found
to be in conflict with a provision of any other ordinance or code of the City existing on
the effective date of this ordinance which established a lower standard for the promotion
and protection of the health and safety of the property,the provision of this Chapter shall
be deemed to prevail. The determination of the applicability of this ordinance in light of
the above rules of interpretation shall be made by the City and its determination shall be
final.
Section II. This Ordinance shall be effective following its passage and publication.
ADOPTED this day of 1999 by the City Council of the City of Rosemount.