Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 48 – Licensure and Regulation of Tattooing and Body-Piercing Establishments
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Part 1 | General Provisions | § 50-48-101 – § 50-48-110 |
Part 2 | Licensing | § 50-48-201 – § 50-48-209 |
Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 48 - Licensure and Regulation of Tattooing and Body-Piercing Establishments
- Body piercing: means penetrating the skin to make a hole, mark, or scar that is generally permanent in nature. See Montana Code 50-48-102
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 50-48-102
- Establishment: means either a body-piercing operation, a tattooing operation, or a combination of both operations in a multiple-type establishment. See Montana Code 50-48-102
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Knowingly: means only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See Montana Code 1-1-204
- Local board of health: means a county, city, city-county, or district board of health provided for in Title 50, chapter 2. See Montana Code 50-48-102
- Local health officer: has the meaning provided in 50-1-101. See Montana Code 50-48-102
- Multiple-type establishment: means an operation encompassing both body piercing and tattooing on the same premises and under the same management. See Montana Code 50-48-102
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity engaged in the business of operating, owning, or offering the services of body piercing or tattooing. See Montana Code 50-48-102
- Property: means real and personal property. See Montana Code 1-1-205
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- Regulatory authority: means the department of public health and human services, the local board of health, the local health officer, or the local sanitarian. See Montana Code 50-48-102
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
- Tattooing: means making permanent marks on the skin of a live human being by puncturing the skin and inserting indelible colors. See Montana Code 50-48-102
- United States: includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201