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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1951-B-1262 251 ORDINANCE NO. B -1262 AN ORDINANCE providing for the licensing and regulation of the practice of,tatooing in the City of Yakima, and providing penalties for the violation thereof. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY 'COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF YAKIMA:' Section 1. DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this ordinance, certain words and phrases shall be construed as hereinafter defined. Words in the singular include the plural, and words in the plural shall include the singular. Words .in the present tense shall include the future. (a) CITY HEALTH OFFICER. The term "City Health Officer" when applied to this ordinance, shall include the City Health Officer, any of his assistants, or any regularly qualified employee or inspector of the City Health Office in the City of Yakima. (b) TATOOING shall mean any method of placing designs, letters, scrolls, figures, symbols, or any other marks upon or under the skin, with ink or colors, by the aid of needles or instruments. (c) PERSON shall mean any person, firm or corporation, owner or operator of tatooing establishment. Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation owning, controlling and leasing, acting as agent for, conducting, managing or operating any establishment for the purpose of practicing the art of tattooing, or to engage in the practice of tattooing, without first applying for and receiving a permit from the City Health Officer of the City of Yakima therefor, and paying to the City the license fee required as hereinafter provided. • Section 3:' Every applicant for such permit shall file with the City Health. Officer of the City of Yakima, a written application; which shall state the name and address of the applicant, a description of the property by street and number, wherein and whereon it is proposed to conduct the tattooing establishment; the number of persons to be employed in such establishment; together with a description of the experience and qualifications ofeach person engaged in the practice of tattooing, and any other information that the City Health Officer by regulation may require. Section 4. It shall be the duty of the City Health Officer of the City of Yakima. to investigate the facts stated in the application, and the sanitary condit- ions pertaining to the establishment where it is proposed to practice the business of tatooing; and if it shall appear to the City Health Officer of the City of Yakima, that the statements contained in the application are true, and that the existing sani- tary conditions comply with the provisions of this ordinance and the State laws in force at the time the application filed, and conform to the rules and regulations of the City Health Department of the City of Yakima, a permit therefor shall be granted only upon the express conditions that it shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the City Health Officer, upon a showing satisfactory to said City Health Officer of a violation by the holder of such permit, or person'or employee, acting with his consent or under his authority, of any provision of this ordinance or any law of the State of Washington, or any rule or regulation of the City Health Department of the City of Yakima regulating tattooing establishments. Section 5. At the time of issuance of the permit, the City Health Officer shall give to the applicant a certificate of approval; which certificate shall be pre- sented to the City Treasurer, together with the license .fee herein provided. Every person engaged in the business of conducting, managing or operating any establishment for the practice of the art of tatooing, shall pay: a license fee of $25.00 per year, or any portion thereof, payable annually. Payment of such license fee shall`be made in the manner provided by and according to the provisions of the ordinance regulating the payment of "license fees. . Section 6. It shall be unlawful for any person to employ an operator or to be employed as an operator in the practice of tattooing, without such operator having first secured an operator's card. The issuance of the operator's card herein provided, shall be subject to the applicant complying with the regulations and passing the physical examination required by the rules and egulations of the City Health Department. An operator's card shall be granted only on the express condition that it shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the City Health Officer, upon a showing satisfactory to the City Health Officer of a violation by the holder ofsaid operator's card of any provision of this ordinance, or upon a 'satisfactory showing that the operator does not possess sufficient skill or that he is negligent, and has been responsible for severe infections or for violation of any rule or regulation of the City Health, Department. Section 7. Suspension or revocation of a permit or, an operator's card shall automatically suspend or revoke any license issued to such person under the provision of this or any other ordinance of this City.. Upon the making of any order of suspension or revocation, the City Health Officer shall, in writing, notify the City Treasurer. Section 8. A permit for tattooing establishments and operator's cards under the provisions of this ordinance may be granted at any time during the year, but all'permits and operator's cards issued hereunder shall expire a year from the date of issuance. Said permit or operator's card shall not be transferable. Section 9. RULES AND REGULATIONS. It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain, conduct, operate or manage any tattooing establishment without complying with the following regulations: (Continued on Page No. 252) 2 52 ORDINANCE NO. B -1262 (Continued from Page No. 251) (a) All establishments shall be equippped with hot and cold running water, and adequate toilet facilities, properly installed in compliance with the health ordinance of said City; and all premises and equipment shall at all times be . kept in a clean and sanitary condition. (b) All needles and instruments used shall be kept in a - closed glass case while not in use. (c) Steam sterilizers, approved by the City Health Department, shall be provided, and all needles and operating instruments shall be sterilized before using on each customer.' (d) Sterilizing solutions, approved by the City Health Depart- ment, may be used on instruments, whenever it can be shown to the City Health Officer that such instruments, other than needles, are damaged by boiling in a sterilizer. (e) All operators are required to scrub their hands thoroughly before beginning operations; and the customer's skin shall be thoroughly cleansed with an approved antiseptic solution, before applying any tattooing operations. (f) All operating tables shall be constructed of metal with 'white enamel or porcelain finish or stainless steel. (g) All establishments shall be provided with clean laundered towels in sufficient quantities, which shall be kept in closed dust -proof containers; and no operator shall use for service of any customer, any towel or wash -cloth that has not been boiled or laundered since last; used. (h) All operators shall wear clean white washable garments. (i) It shall be unlawful to practice tattooing on any person with any skin infection or other disease, of the skin or any communicable disease. , (j) It shall be unlawful to tattoo any person under the age of twenty -one (21) years, unless the written consent of the parent or guardian is obtained; and such written consent shall be kept on file for two years in the office of said establish- ment. • . 0 . (k) All infections resulting from the practice of tattooing shall be reported to the City Health Officer by the person owning or operating the tattooing establishment. (1) There shall be not less than one hundred fifty (150) square feet of floor space, and the light and ventilation shall be of a standard approved by the City Health Officer. Section 10. 4 11 permits, operator's cards and regulations of the City Health Department shall be posted at all times in a conspicuous place in the establishment. • Section 11.. Any person, firm or corporation who shall violate any of the provisions of this ordinance or fail to comply with any order or regulation made thereunder, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding $300.00, or by imprisonment in the City- Jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 12. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its passage, approval and publication, as provided by law and the City Charter. PASSED BY THE CITY COMMISSION, signed and approved, this 25th day of June, 1951. ATTEST: PEARL BENJAMIN ( SEA L ) G. W. BURNS City Clerk Mayor 1 hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance No. B -1262 entitled: "AN ORDINANCE providing for the licensing and regulation of the practice of tatooing in the City of Yakima, and providing penalties for the violation thereof. ", as passed on this 25th day of June, 1951, and that same has been published as required by law. / C I T f C L E R K i