Ohio Code 3730.02 – Tattooing or body piercing services prohibitions
No person shall do any of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 3730.02
- Board of health: means the board of health of a city or general health district or the authority having the duties of a board of health under section 3709. See Ohio Code 3730.01
- Body piercing: includes ear piercing except when the ear piercing procedure is performed with an ear piercing gun. See Ohio Code 3730.01
- Business: means any entity that provides services for compensation. See Ohio Code 3730.01
- Ear piercing gun: means a mechanical device that pierces the ear by forcing a disposable single-use stud or solid needle through the ear. See Ohio Code 3730.01
- Person: includes an individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, and association. See Ohio Code 1.59
(A) Operate a business that offers tattooing or body piercing services unless a board of health has approved the business under section 3730.03 of the Revised Code;
(B) Perform a tattooing or body piercing procedure in a manner that does not meet the safety and sanitation standards established by this chapter and the rules adopted under section 3730.10 of the Revised Code;
(C) Perform a tattooing procedure, body piercing procedure, or ear piercing procedure with an ear piercing gun in a manner that does not meet the standards for appropriate disinfection and sterilization of invasive equipment or parts of equipment used in performing the procedures established by this chapter and the rules adopted under section 3730.10 of the Revised Code.