Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 48 > Part 2 - Licensing

• 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
• 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
• 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.
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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