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Amending Chapter 6-400 of The Philadelphia Code, relating to miscellaneous standards and requirements of the Health Code, by prohibiting tattooing, body piercing and body art establishments from providing services to minors without parental consent, and by requiring such establishments to operate in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Board of Health for the purpose of preventing injury and the spread of communicable disease, all under certain terms and conditions.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 6-400 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 6-400. MISCELLANEOUS STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS
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ยง6-402. Business, Professional and Community Controls.
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(11) Tattooing, Body Piercing and Body Art establishments.
(a) No tattooing, body piercing or body art establishment shall provide services to a minor without parental consent.
(b) The construction, operation, and use of equipment, supplies and facilities in tattooing, body piercing and body art establishments shall be in accordance with such regulations as the Board may prescribe for the purpose of preventing injury and the spread of communicable disease. Such regulations may address, without limitation, the qualifications, health, cleanliness and personal hygiene of operators; prohibitions against the provision of services to medically compromised individuals; and the maintenance of records.
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Explanation:
Italics indicate new matter added.
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