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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 310. Oklahoma State Department of Health |
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Chapter 233. Body Piercing and Tattooing |
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Subchapter 9. License Requirements |
SECTION 310:233-9-1. Body piercing or tattoo license
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- (a) No person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, business trust, corporation, legal entity or any organized group of persons shall operate a body piercing or tattoo establishment unless it has received a body piercing or tattoo establishment license from the Department.(b) A license for a body piercing or tattoo establishment shall be issued for the physical location of the body piercing or tattoo establishment and shall not be transferable. A license for a body piercing or tattoo establishment shall be valid from the date of issuance and shall expire one (1) year from the date of issuance.(c) A current body piercing or tattoo establishment license shall be posted in a prominent and conspicuous area where clients may readily observe it.(d) Temporary body piercing or tattoo establishment licenses may be issued for body piercing or tattoo procedures provided outside of the physical site of a licensed facility for the purposes of product demonstration, industry trade shows or for educational reasons. A temporary body piercing or tattoo establishment license may be issued for body piercing or tattooing services provided outside of the physical site of a licensed facility for the purpose of body piercing or tattooing in a fixed location at which an individual body piercing or tattoo operator performs body piercing or tattooing for a specified period of not more than three (3) days in conjunction with a single event or celebration, where the primary function of the event or celebration is body piercing or tattooing and the location does not otherwise violate the provisions of 310:233-7-2. A temporary license may be issued if the applicant satisfies the following:(1) The applicant shall be affiliated with a body piercing or tattoo establishment that has a current license;(2) The temporary body piercing or tattoo establishment meets the requirements outlined in OAC 310:233-7-1 and 2;(3) The applicant's establishment is inspected and approved by the Department prior to issuance of the temporary license;(4) The applicant submits to the Department a request for a temporary demonstration license in writing at least thirty (30) days before the event. The request shall specify:(A) The purpose for which the license is requested;(B) The period of time for which the license is requested;(C) The location where the temporary demonstration license shall be used; and(D) Names and license numbers if applicable of the artists participating.(e) The applicant's temporary establishment shall be contained in a completely enclosed, non-mobile facility.(f) The applicant shall provide facilities to properly sterilize instruments or shall use only single use, prepackaged, sterilized equipment obtained from reputable suppliers or manufacturers.(g) Temporary licenses are not transferable from one special event to another.(h) License fees shall be as follows:(1) $1,000.00 for an initial license for tattoo establishments;(2) $500.00 for a renewal tattoo license; and(3) $750.00 for late renewal when the tattoo license is not renewed within thirty (30) days after expiration.(4) $500.00 for an initial license for body piercing establishments;(5) $250.00 for a renewal body piercing license;(6) $350.00 for late renewal when the body piercing license is not renewed within thirty (30) days after expiration;(7) $250.00 for a temporary license for body piercing establishments; and(8) $500.00 for a temporary license for tattooing establishments.(i) The certification fee required by 21 O.S. 842.3(D) shall be paid before an application for license is processed.(j) Proof of publication evidence compliant with 21 O.S. 842.3(E) shall be filed before an application for license is processed.