GEORGIA: e County Officials Want New Tattoo Rules

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CDC 03-29-11

GEORGIA: " e County Officials Want New Tattoo Rules "

Atlanta Journal-Constitution (03.21.11)

In e County, home to the University of Georgia, the Health Department is

proposing new rules for tattoo artists and body piercers. The proposed

regulations - scheduled for a vote in April - would require practitioners to get

hepatitis shots, undergo CPR training, sterilize their equipment, and take other

precautions. Those meeting the requirements will be licensed by the Health

Department. At present, only a business license is required to operate a tattoo

parlor in e County. In 1994, the Georgia General Assembly passed a measure

giving county health departments the authority to regulate tattoo parlors; the

Legislature itself, however, did not establish standards for the businesses.