§ 8-216. Licensing requirements.

(a)

License required. No person shall operate a tattoo establishment or engage in the practice or business of tattooing as a tattoo operator or tattoo artist unless such person has first secured a license to do so from the city.

(b)

Certification of inspection. A condition precedent to the issuance of a permit by the city shall be for the applicant to obtain a certificate of inspection from the county board of health indicating the establishment has been inspected and is in compliance with the terms of this article as well as the requirements of the department of health resources.

(c)

Application fee. An application for a license shall be accompanied by a fee in the amount established in section 2-110; provided, however, that no application fee shall be required for renewal of an existing license. Any change of ownership shall require a new application and license with payment of fees therefor.

(d)

License fee. The annual license fee for engaging in the business of operating a tattoo establishment within the city shall be as established in section 2-110.

(e)

Issuance; nontransferability. All permits granted shall be issued in the name of the individual person applying therefor, shall contain the location of the tattoo establishment where such applicant shall operate, and shall not be transferable as to either artist, operator, or location.

(f)

Permits cumulative. The permits issued hereunder shall be cumulative and not in lieu of any business license issued by the city.

(g)

Artist's permit. Any person desiring to operate a tattoo establishment or desiring to operate as a tattoo operator or tattoo artist shall make application for a permit to the city. Such application to be on forms supplied by the city clerk. The minimum age of each applicant shall be at least 21 years of age. Fingerprints of all applicants shall be taken by the county sheriff's department. Applicants for such permits shall also furnish to the city two photographs showing a front and side picture of the full face of the applicant, sized 2½" × 2¾". Applicants for such permits shall present to the city a medical certificate from a medical doctor certifying that such person is sound physically, mentally, has good eyesight, and is not infected with a disease which can be communicated through openings in the human skin.

(Ord. of 11-20-2000, § 3)