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Guidelines regarding infection prevention and control for piercing, tattooing, and electrolysis. By the Division of Nosocomial and Occupational Infections, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control (LCDC).

Colorado

http://holeyrollers.com/_wsn/page2.html

State regulations for bodyart, effective August 2001, in html format.

Colorado

http://www.state.co.us:8765/query.html?col=schp&qp=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdphe.state.co.us%2F&qs=

Listing of the various House Bills and monthly reports regarding tattooing, piercing, and other body adornments. Files are available in .doc and .pdf formats.

Delaware

http://www.state.de.us/govern/agencies/legis/lis/139/bills/75615.htm

State code relating to body piercing, tattooing, or branding consent for minors. [House Bill 93]

Iowa

http://www2.legis.state.ia.us/GA/77GA/Legislation/HF/02200/HF02251/Current.html

Legislative information regarding piercings from the Iowa Legislative Information System.

Maine: Body Piercing Statutes

http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/32/title32ch640sec0.html

Professions and Occupations section regarding body piercing. Includes; definitions, safety standards, piercing of minors, license requirements, rules, penalties, and compliance and restriction information.

Maryland

http://mlis.state.md.us/1997rs/billfile/sb0284.htm

Senate Bill regarding tattoo artists and body piercing artists. (Dec. 1997)

Maryland

http://mlis.state.md.us/1997rs/billfile/hb0386.htm

House Bill regarding tattoo artists and body piercing artists. [HB 0386, December 1997]

Massachusetts: Body Art Information

http://www.mass.gov/dph/bhqm/bodyart.htm

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health Bureau of Health Quality Management Regulations set forth a model code for the practice of body art and for the maintenance and operation of body art.

Missouri

http://www.house.state.mo.us/bills98/bills98/HB998.htm

House Bill for the regulation of tattoos and body piercing. [HB998; Tattoos and Body Piercing; Kissell, Don R.]

New Jersey State Sanitary Code Chapter 8 - Body Ar

http://www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/phss/bodyart.pdf

PDF document that contains all the rules and regulations, penalties and required procedures governing body art in the state of New Jersey

New York City Department of Health - Facts on Tatt

http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/ehs/tattoo.html

A fact-sheet on Tattoo Licensing from the NYC DOH.

Oregon

http://www.hdlp.hr.state.or.us/bphome.htm

Body Piercing Licensing Program from the State of Oregon Health Licensing Office. Regulations, licensing information and fees, safety campaign, and a newsletter.

Oregon

http://www.hdlp.hr.state.or.us/ethome.htm

Tattooing Licensing Program from the State of Oregon Health Licensing Office.

South Dakota

http://legis.state.sd.us/rules/Rules/4412.htm

Laws and guidelines set forth regarding sanitation requirements for tattooing and body piercing establishments. [Section 44:12]

State Statutes and Legislation

http://www.prairienet.org/~scruffy/f.htm

An alphabetical listing by state to various session laws, administrative codes, rules, and government maintained sites.

Tattoodesign.com - Tattoo Laws

http://www.tattoodesign.com/tattoo_laws/index.php

Links relating to laws for the tattoo industry in a variety of countries.

Texas

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/76R/billtext/SB00061F.HTM

Legislature regarding the licensing, health, and safety of tattooists and piercers. [76(R) SB 61]

Texas Department of Health - DMDD Tattoo and Body

http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/bfds/dmd/tattoorules.html

This is the actual rules, regulations, standards for licensure and penal code regarding tattoo and body piercing in the state of Texas.

Utah

http://www.le.state.ut.us/~1998/htmdoc/hbillhtm/HB0390.htm

House Bill regarding parental consent laws relating to body piercing and tattooing. [HB 390]