§ 12-58. Body tattoo/body piercing establishment permit.

(1)

Any person planning to operate a body tattoo/body piercing establishment shall obtain a written application for a permit on a form provided by the health department through the local county health department prior to operating a body tattoo/body piercing establishment.

(2)

A new or initial application is required for body tattoo/body piercing establishments that have not previously been permitted or for instances when ownership changes. To be eligible for a permit the establishment must be in compliance with these rules and regulations.

(3)

The local health department shall issue a body tattoo/body piercing establishment permit:

(a)

Upon receiving a completed application and plans with applicable fees;

(b)

After an inspection of the proposed facility reveals that the facility is in compliance with requirements of these rules.

(4)

The establishment permit and framed "notification of risk" shall be displayed in within 15 feet of the front or primary public door and between five feet and seven feet from the floor and in an area where it can be read at a distance of one foot away.

(5)

Permits shall expire on June 30 each year and are not transferable from one facility to another.

(6)

A permit shall no longer be valid and shall be returned to the health department when the establishment ceases to operate, has moved to another location, the ownership changes, or the permit is suspended, revoked or expired.

(7)

An establishment which fails to comply with these rules and regulations shall be subject to the sanctions available to the county health department pursuant to O.C.G.A. Ch. 31-5 including, but not limited to, denial or revocation of its permit by the county health department.

(Ord. of 4-12-2011, § VIII)