For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning.

A. “Antiseptic” means an agent that destroys disease causing microorganisms on human skin or mucosa.

B. “Body art” means the practice of physical body adornment by any method including but not limited to the following: body piercing, tattooing, cosmetic tattooing, branding and scarification. This definition does not include practices that are considered medical procedures by a state medical board, such as implants under the skin.

C. “Body art establishment” means any place of business which performs body art and is engaged in the business.

D. “Body piercing” means any method of piercing the skin or mucosa in order to place any object including, but not limited to, rings, studs, bars or other forms of jewelry through the skin or mucosa.

E. “Client” means any person who inquires about or requests a body art procedure.

F. “Contaminated waste” means any liquid or semi-liquid blood or other potentially infectious materials; contaminated items that would release blood or other potentially infectious materials in a liquid or semi-liquid state if compressed; items that are caked with dried blood or other potentially infectious materials and are capable of releasing these materials during handling; contaminated sharps and pathological and microbiological wastes containing blood and other potentially infectious materials, as further defined in 29 Code of Federal Regulations Part 1910.1030.

G. “Cosmetic tattooing” means the practice of depositing pigment into the epidermis, utilizing needles, which is either permanent, semipermanent or temporary by someone other than a state licensed physician. Cosmetic tattooing shall also include permanent cosmetics, dermography, micro pigmentation, permanent color technology and micro pigment implantation.

H. “Department” means the inspection department of the city including its agents and employees.

I. “Disinfection” means the killing of microorganisms on inanimate objects.

J. “Equipment” means all machinery, including fixtures, containers, vessels, tools, devices, implements, furniture, display and storage areas, sinks and all other apparatuses and appurtenances used in connection with the operation of a body art establishment.

K. “Hand sink” means a lavatory equipped with hot and cold running water under pressure, used solely for washing hands, arms or other portions of the body.

L. “Hot water” means water which is at a constant temperature of at least one hundred degrees Fahrenheit.

M. “Instruments used for body art” means hand pieces, needles, needle bars and other instruments that may come in contact with any person’s body during body art procedures.

N. “Invasive” means entry into the body either by incision or insertion of an instrument into or through the skin or mucosa, or by any other means intended to compromise the skin or mucosa.

O. “Operator” means any person who controls, operates, manages, conducts or practices body art activities at a body art establishment and who is responsible for compliance with these regulations whether or not that person actually performs body art activities. The term includes technicians who work under the operator and perform body art activities.

P. “Permit” means written approval by the department to operate a body art establishment. Approval is given in accordance with this chapter and is separate from any other licensing requirements that may exist.

Q. “Person” means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including but not limited to a corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust or unincorporated organization.

R. “Procedure surface” means any surface that contacts the client’s unclothed body during a body art procedure or any associated work area which may require sanitizing.

S. “Sanitize” or “sanitization” means a treatment of cleaned surfaces or equipment by a product registered with the United States Environmental Protection Agency and which has been approved by the department as being effective in reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level.

T. “Sharps” means any sterilized object that is used for the purpose of penetrating the skin or mucosa including, but not limited to, needles, scalpel blades and razor blades.

U. “Sharps container” means a puncture-resistant, leak-proof container that can be closed for handling, storage, transportation and disposal and is labeled with the international “biohazard” symbol.

V. “Single use” means products or items that are intended for one-time, one-person use and are disposed of after use on each client, including, but not limited to, cotton swabs or balls, tissues or paper products, paper or plastic cups, gauze and sanitary coverings, razors, piercing needles, scalpel blades, stencils, ink cups and protective gloves.

W. “Sterilization” means destruction of all forms of microbiotic life, including spores.

X. “Tattooing” means any method of placing ink or other pigment into or under the skin or mucosa by the aid of needles or any other instruments used to puncture the skin, resulting in permanent coloration of the skin or mucosa. This includes all forms of cosmetic tattooing.

Y. “Under direct supervision of a physician” means employed by and working in the office or clinic of a physician, or at a site approved by the department, with treatment ordered by the physician. (Ord. 1708-2002 § 2(part), 2002).