A. Body Art Establishment Permit.

1. No person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, business trust, corporation or any organized group of persons may operate a body art establishment without a body art establishment permit issued by the department.

2. The permit shall be obtained annually. Beginning and ending permit time frames will be established by the department.

3. The applicant shall pay a reasonable fee as set by the department for each body art establishment permit.

4. A permit for a body art establishment shall not be transferable from one place or person to another.

5. A current body art establishment permit shall be posted in a prominent and conspicuous area where it may be readily observed.

6. The holder of a body art establishment permit must only hire operators who have complied with the operator permit requirements of this chapter.

7. Body art establishments which are engaged in the body art business before the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall have sixty days to comply with the permitting requirements.

8. Body art establishments that have been issued a permit shall not be required to obtain a separate business registration (Chapter 5.06).

B. Operator Permit.

1. No person shall practice body art procedures without first obtaining a permit from the department. The department shall set a reasonable fee for such permits.

2. The operator permit shall be valid from the date of issuance and shall automatically expire in two years from the date of issuance unless revoked sooner by the department.

3. An application for an operator permit shall include: name, date of birth, sex, residence, mailing address, phone number, place(s) of employment as an operator, training and experience and proof of attendance at a blood borne pathogen training program (or equivalent) given or approved by the department.

4. To obtain a permit, the operator must demonstrate knowledge of the following subjects: anatomy, skin diseases, infectious disease control, waste disposal, hand washing techniques, sterilization equipment operation and sanitization, disinfection or sterilization techniques. Knowledge of the above subjects may also be demonstrated through completion of courses or an examination approved or given by the department. Examples of courses approved by the department include preventing disease transmission (American Red Cross) and blood borne pathogen training (US OSHA). Training courses provided by professional body art organizations or equipment manufacturers may also be submitted for consideration.

5. No operator permit shall be issued unless, following reasonable investigation by the department, the operator has demonstrated compliance with the provisions of this section and all other provisions of this chapter.

6. All operator permits shall be conditioned upon continued compliance with the provisions of this section as well as all applicable provisions this chapter.

7. All operator permits shall be posted in a prominent and conspicuous area. (Ord. 1708-2002 § 2(part), 2002).