In this title, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
“Tattoo” means to prick, pierce, or otherwise enter the skin or the mucous membrane of an individual for the purpose of inserting pigments or raising scars.
“Tattoo establishment” means any place at which a tattoo is administered for any form of consideration.
“Tattooist” means any individual who administers a tattoo for any form of consideration.
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No person may maintain, operate, or conduct a tattoo establishment in the City without a license to do so from the Commissioner of Health.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §216(a)(1st sen.)
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No tattoo establishment may employ or otherwise allow any individual to act as a tattooist, and no individual may act as a tattooist, unless that individual has first registered with the Commissioner of Health.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §216(a)(1st sen.)
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An application for a tattoo establishment license must:
be on the form that the Commissioner provides; and
contain the information that the Commissioner requires.
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The Commissioner must issue a license to the applicant on receipt of:
a completed application; and
the annual license fee of $100.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §216(a)(2nd sen.)
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Unless sooner revoked, a license issued under this title expires annually on the anniversary of its issuance.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §216(a)(2nd sen.)
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All tattooing must be done in conformance with:
the State regulations governing skin-penetrating body adornment procedures (<cite data-doc="Code of Maryland Regulations" data-path="10.06.01.06|H.">COMAR 10.06.01.06H</cite>); and
any additional conditions that the Commissioner adopts to protect the public health.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §216(b)
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No person may tattoo any minor.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 19, §186(1st sen.)
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Subject to the hearing provisions of Title 2, Subtitle 3 {“Administrative Hearings”} of <cite data-path="|health">this article</cite>, the Commissioner may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license or registration of any person if that person, that person’s tattoo establishment, or any tattooist employed by that person violates any provision of this title or of any order, rule, or regulation issued under this title.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §216(d)
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Any person who violates any provision of this title or of any order, rule, or regulation issued under this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 for each offense.
City Code, 1976/83, art. 11, §216(e)
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