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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2304ORDINANCE NO. ,?j AN ORDINANCE of the City of Port Angeles, relating to and requiring permits for tattoo shops, regulating tattooing procedures, and adding a new Chapter 8.40 to the Port Angeles Municipal Code. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES as follows: Section 1. A new Chapter 8.40 is added to Title 8 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code as follows: 8.40.010 Permit Required. It is unlawful to operate a tattoo shop or establishment without first obtaining a permit as required by this Chapter. 8.40.020 Requirements for Building or Operator. Every shop or establishment where tattooing is done shall be subject to the following regulations: A. It shall be well ventilated and of sufficient size to accommodate the required equipment and business done therein. B. It shall not be located in or operated as a part of any place where intoxicating liquor is stored, served or sold. C. It shall be provided with artificial light sources•equiva- lent to at least ten foot - candles at a distance of thirty inches from the floor throughout the room and at least twenty -five foot - candles at the patron level in the portion of the shop or establishment where the tattooing operation is performed. D. Walls and ceilings shall be clean, tight, in good repair, and shall be of non- porous material which is painted or otherwise finished at such intervals as will maintain the surface in a clean and sanitary condition. E. Floors shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times. F. A sink with hot and cold running water, antiseptic soap and paper towels shall be located in the room where tattooing is done. G. Toilet, urinal and hand - washing basin shall be conveniently located and accessible to patrons and operators. Fixtures shall be kept clean and in good repair. H. Sufficient cabinets with doors shall be provided for the storage of supplies and materials and the same shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. I. Sufficient facilities shall be provided for the disposition of cigarette butts and other debris. Spitting on the floor shall be prohibited and signs posted to that effect. J. Needles shall be used on only one tattoo. Disposable needles are preferred. If nondisposable needles are used they shall be sterilized after each use. All instruments and other equipment used shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times. The tattooing unit shall be dismantled at the close of the day's operation or oftener if necessary, and the stencils and tubes thoroughly cleaned by the use of a brush, soap and hot water, and a solution of 10,000 ppm Chlorine or the equivalent. K. All operating instruments shall be kept in an effective disinfectant solution. The solution shall be fresh at least daily. If instruments are sterilized in an autoclave, they may be stored dry, provided they are protected from contam- ination. L. All cabinets and tables shall be constructed of easily cleanable material and of light- colored washable finish. M. All operators while tattooing shall wear clean light - colored washable covering garments. N. Each operator shall wash his hands with an effective antiseptic soap and hot water before beginning any tattooing operation. An individual brush shall be used by each operator. The operator's fingernails shall be kept clean and short. 8.40.030 Tattooing Procedure Regulations. The following additional regulations shall be complied with: A. Tattooing shall be done only on normal healthy skin surface. No tattooing shall be done on scar tissue. No tattoo operator shall remove any tattoo marks. B. Disposable safety razors for each patron shall be used for preparation of the areas to be tattooed whenever possible. C. Before shaving, the area to be tattooed shall be thoroughly cleansed with an effective antiseptic soap, alcohol or its equivalent. After shaving the area to be tattooed, seventy percent alcohol (rubbing alcohol) must be applied to the skin. D. Only carbolated vaseline in individual packets or its equivalent shall be used on the area to be tattooed. E. All dyes used shall be manufactured by a reputable dye manufacturing company and used without adulteration of the manufacturer's original formula. When premixed dyes are not used, dyes shall be mixed with sterile water. F. Excess dye shall be removed from the skin with an individual sterile gauze, sterile cotton, or sterile napkin. The completed tattoo shall be washed with a piece of sterile gauze or cotton saturated with antiseptic soap or equivalent, percent alcohol. The tattooed and carbolated vaseline or its applied. -3- a solution of an effective and disinfected with seventy area shall be allowed to dry equivalent and sterile gauze i G. Written instructions shall be given to each patron on the care of the skin as a precaution against infection after tattooing. 8.40.040. All health- related requirements of this Chapter shall be subject to the review and approval of the Clallam County Health Department or other qualified health professional as designated by the Chief of Police. 8.40.050 Recordkeeping. Permanent records for each patron shall be maintained by the operator of the tattoo shop. Before any tattooing operation starts, the patron shall be required personally to enter on a record form provided for such shop the date, his name, age, serial number if he is a serviceman, and his signature. Such records shall at all times be maintained in the tattoo shop and shall be open at all reasonable times to examination by the Port Angeles Police Department and the Clallam County Health Department, or other qualified health professional as designated by the Chief of Police. The tattoo operator shall issue a receipt to each patron containing the name and address of the tattoo shop, and the signature of the operator. When the shop is closed by going out of business or by license revocation, all such records shall be turned over to the Police Department. 8.40.060 Unlawful Tattoing of Minors and Persons Under the Influence of Intoxicants. It shall be unlawful to tattoo any person under the age of eighteen years without the written consent of his parent or guardian, and such written consent shall be kept on file for at least two years in the tattoo shop where the operation is performed. Where there is doubt about such age, the operator shall, before the operation is performed, obtain proof thereof. It shall further be unlawful to tattoo any person under the influence of or affected by intoxicating liquor and /or any drug. • • Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect as provided by law. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Council held on the j day of a‘ , 1984. ATTEST: a MerrA. A. Lannoye, City lerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: raig Knutson, City PUBLISHED: torney 19,,19`i5y M E M O R A N D U M June 29, 1984 TO: City Council FROM: City Attorney SUBJECT: Tattoo Shops Ordinance ISSUE: Shall the City Council adopt an ordinance regulating tattoo shops? BACKGROUND: At the last City Council meeting the City Council considered adopting an ordinance regulating tattoo shops, such as the ordinance in effect in the City of Seattle. The operators of the new tattoo shop in Port Angeles are agreed that such an ordinance would be appropriate but requested that the hard - surface floor requirement be deleted. The Chief of Police recommended adding a provision against tattooing intoxicated persons. CONCLUSIONS: The attached ordinance basically follows the Seattle tattoo shops ordinance. However, it requires floors to be kept clean without any requirement of a hard - surface and also contains a prohibition against tattooing persons under the influence of intoxicants. Cral tson, City Attorney CDK:ps Attachment cc: Fantasy Tattooing