N.Y. Public Health Law 461 – Permit required
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§ 461. Permit required. 1. No person shall be a body piercing specialist or tattooist and no person, firm, corporation, partnership, or other association shall operate a body piercing studio or tattoo studio without first obtaining a permit from the department.
Terms Used In N.Y. Public Health Law 461
- Body piercing: shall mean the piercing of any part of the body, except the ear. See N.Y. Public Health Law 460
- Body piercing specialist: shall mean any person who performs body piercing on the body of any other person. See N.Y. Public Health Law 460
- Body piercing studio: shall mean any premises in which the body piercing specialist conducts such practice. See N.Y. Public Health Law 460
- Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of health. See N.Y. Public Health Law 460
- 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: shall mean the department of health. See N.Y. Public Health Law 460
- 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.
- Tattoo: shall mean a mark on the body of a person made with indelible ink or pigments injected beneath the outer layer of the skin. See N.Y. Public Health Law 460
- Tattoo studio: shall mean any premises in which the tattooist conducts such practice. See N.Y. Public Health Law 460
- Tattooist: shall mean any person who applies a tattoo to the body of any other person. See N.Y. Public Health Law 460
2. All body piercing or tattooing shall be performed in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner pursuant to the public health law.
3. The department shall issue a permit if the body piercing specialist and body piercing studio or tattooist and tattoo studio are in compliance with this article, the penal law and the state sanitary code and are not otherwise disqualified under this article.