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Ordinance Addressing Tattoo, Body Piercing, Scarifying & Branding Establishments and Personnel <br />Page 15 <br />client speaks and read Spanish, then in such case the document shall be provided in <br />Spanish. <br />(e) Written Aftercare Instructions must be given to each client after every service <br />performed on said client. Such document shall be in English, however if the client speaks <br />and reads Spanish, then in such case the document shall be provided in Spanish. <br />(f) A before and after photograph shall be taken of all clients receiving any service <br />regulated by this Article with said photographs being maintained with the other required <br />records of the client. <br />(g) Inks, dyes, or pigments shall be purchased from a reputable supplier or <br />manufacturer. Products banned or restricted by the Food and Drug Administration shall <br />not be used. <br />(h) Tattooing or permanent coloring is prohibited: <br />1. On a person who is inebriated or appears to be incapacitated by the use <br />of alcohol or drugs; <br />2. On a person who shows signs or intravenous drug use; <br />3. On a person with a sunburn or other skin disease or disorder such as <br />open lesions, rashes, wounds, puncture marks; <br />4. On a person with psoriasis or eczema; or <br />5. On a person under eighteen (18) years of age, regardless of parental or <br />guardian consent. <br />(i) Use of piercing guns shall be limited to piercing of the earlobe exclusively. No <br />other part of the body or ear shall be pierced by use of a piercing gun. <br />(j) Piercing is prohibited: <br />1. On a person who is inebriated or appears to be incapacitated by the use <br />of alcohol or drugs; <br />2. On a person who shows signs of intravenous drug use; <br />3. On a person with sunburn or skin diseases or disorders such as open <br />lesions, rashes, wounds or puncture marks; <br />4. On a person under eighteen (18) years of age: <br />i. Genital or nipple piercing is prohibited regardless of parental <br />consent. <br />ii. Written parental consent shall be required to be issued in person <br />to the place of business for piercing services on a minor. Photographic identification of the <br />parent or legal guardian is required. <br />(k) Use of personal client jewelry or any apparatus and device presented by the <br />client for use during the initial body (including ears) piercing is prohibited. Pre-sterilized <br />jewelry, apparatus or device(s) shall be provided by the facility and be of a metallic content <br />recognized as compatible with piercing services. <br />