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Timestamp: 2019-12-06 16:13:01
Document Index: 132218006

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 296', '§ 296', '§ 296', '§ 296', '§ 296', '§ 296']

Borough of Berlin, NJ Tattooing, Body Piercing and Body Branding
§ 296-2 Requirements of business licensing and operator registration:
§ 296-3 Client regulations; operator restrictions.
§ 296-4 Sanitary requirements of facility.
§ 296-5 Requirements of tattooing and body piercing practices.
§ 296-6 Imminent closure of establishments.
§ 296-7 Violations and penalties; costs; suspension or revocation of license or certificate.
Chapter 296 Tattooing, Body Piercing and Body Branding
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Borough Council of the Borough of Berlin 6-15-1998 by Ord. No. 98-7. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Placing a mark or design on the skin with a hot iron.
Written approval from the County Officer or his authorized representative that said tattooing, body piercing and/or body branding establishment has been inspected and meets all of the terms of this chapter.
The premises wherein tattooing, body piercing or body branding is performed.
Any individual, firm, company, corporation or association that owns or operates an establishment where tattooing, body piercing and/or body branding is performed and any individual who performs or practices the above on the person of another.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of operating an establishment where tattooing or body piercing is performed without first obtaining a license from the Borough to engage in such business in accordance with the provisions hereof. Also, it shall be unlawful for any operator to engage in the practice of tattooing or body piercing without first obtaining a certificate of registration from the Camden County Health Department.
An application for an initial license shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount of $50. Any change of ownership shall require a new application and license with payment of fees therefor. An applicant shall submit a floor plan of the establishment to the Camden County Health Office prior to initiation or construction and shall receive a preopening inspection. All establishments shall be subject to a periodic compliance and/or annual inspection. Every operator shall be registered with the Camden County Health Department and shall acquire a certificate of registration upon payment of a fee prior to business operation or practice. Fees for a plan review, inspections and operator registration shall be established by the Camden County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
Any person, firm or corporation desiring to engage, or presently engaged, in the tattooing or body piercing business shall first apply to the Clerk of the Borough, in writing, on forms supplied by the Clerk of this municipality, for said purpose. The application shall be accompanied by the license fee and shall set forth the following.
Local and permanent addresses and telephone numbers of the applicant.
Federal employer identification number if applicant is a corporation, partnership or firm; social security number if the applicant is a sole proprietorship.
Certificate of inspection and certificate of operator registration issued by the Camden County Health Department as part of the application documents.
The annual license fee for engaging in the business of operating a tattooing and/or body piercing establishment within the Borough shall be $50 per year. All licenses shall expire on the last day of each calendar year. If renovation of the tattooing or body piercing establishment is anticipated after acquisition of the annual license, plans must be submitted to the Camden County Health Department, and the applicant will be required to comply with the provisions of this chapter. The license expiration date for renewal shall be December 31, 1997.
Each tattooing and body piercing business license issued by the Clerk of the Borough shall contain a license number, and no such license shall be transferable.
Nothing in the foregoing shall be constructed so as to effect the practice of medicine and surgery or any other recognized profession or occupation by a person duly licensed by the State of New Jersey to engage in such practice, profession or occupation and whose license would lawfully authorize the tattooing or body piercing.
Each person wishing to be tattooed or pierced must fill out an application which will include the name, date of birth, address and telephone number of the client as well as the design and locations of the tattoo(s) or piercing(s). The operator shall verify applicable information from a valid photo ID of the applicant and so noted on the application. All records regarding tattooing or body piercing are to be maintained for a minimum of two years.
No person or operator shall state or imply, in any advertisement, that the tattooing or body piercing establishment is endorsed or approved by the Camden County Health Department in compliance with the terms of this chapter.
No piercing of the tongue nor any part of the genitalia shall be permitted.
The practice of body branding shall not be permitted within this municipal jurisdiction.
No person, partnership, firm or corporation engaged in the tattooing or body piercing business shall be issued with a municipal mercantile license to engage in such activity unless the premises at which such activity is to be conducted and the equipment to be utilized in conjunction therewith meet the following standards and have been inspected/approved by the Camden County Health Department:
Each tattooing and/or body piercing facility shall have a bathroom accessible to the client and staff. Each bathroom shall be equipped with a commode and a sink, with the sink being connected to hot and cold running water. Soap and sanitary towels or other approved hand-drying devices shall be available at the sink at all times. Common towels are prohibited. In addition to the above, each tattooing or body piercing cubicle or work station must be provided with a sink connected to hot and cold running water. This area shall be provided with soap and appropriate hand-drying devices.
Lighting within the tattooing or body piercing area shall be adequate so as to provide a minimum of one hundred footcandles in all areas.
Products used in the cleaning, sanitizing and sterilizing procedures must be clearly marked and stored in an acceptable manner. Smaller working containers filled on-site from larger containers must be clearly marked with the name of the product.
All operators while performing services shall neither be under the influence of alcohol or drugs, nor be infected with hepatitis B, HIV\AIDS, contagious dermatitis or any other communicable disease.
Tattooing or body piercing shall be done only on normal healthy skin surface that is free of cuts, wounds, rashes, boils, pimples, moles or infection, or manifests any evidence of unhealthy conditions.
The manufacturer's operation instructions and the sterilization specification shall be at hand. The operation of the sterilizer shall conform to the manufacturer's specifications with regard to temperature, pressure and time of the sterilization cycle.
If the primary source of sterilization malfunctions, the County Health Office shall be notified within 24 hours. In an emergency situation, the Camden County Health Officer may approve alternate sterilization techniques.
Any person, partnership, firm or corporation who violates any section of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not less than $250 nor more than $1,000 for each violation of this chapter or imprisonment in the county jail up to 90 days, or both. Each day that the violation exists is considered to be a separate offense.