§ 15-111. Tattoo and body piercing permit program.

To protect the public health and safety, and to assure disease protection against infectious diseases, the city health department will institute a tattoo and body piercing registration program for tattoo and body piercing studios located within the city limits. The health director or assignee will establish and conduct regular inspections and annual registration of all tattoo and body piercing studios located within the city limits. The tattoo and body piercing registration program shall be consistent with requirements established in the Minimum Standards For Licensure of Tattoo And Certain Body Piercing Studios (Title 25 Texas Administrative Code, §§229.401-229.412) of the state law. Operators shall demonstrate compliance to the health director by exhibiting a permit/license to operate issued by the Texas Department of Health. Operator(s) shall further demonstrate compliance with good general sanitation practices by exhibiting premises that are sanitary conditions and in a good state of repair and/order.

(Ord. No. 2002-O-143, § 1, 7-15-02)