Commercial body art facilities and related managers/operators must register, follow department forms, and pay set fees; the department may inspect, suspend, revoke, and enforce penalties, with an exemption for licensed physicians.
§2832. Registration A. Each person operating a commercial body art facility on January 1, 2000, shall register the facility under this Chapter no later than March 1, 2000. B. Each person acquiring or establishing a commercial body art facility after January 1, 2000, shall register the facility under this Chapter prior to beginning operation of such a facility. C. No person shall operate a commercial body art facility without having first registered that facility as provided in Subsections A and B of this Section. The application for registration shall be submitted on forms provided by the department and shall contain all the information required by such forms and any accompanying instructions. D. Each person managing a commercial body art facility and each person acting as an operator as defined in this Chapter on January 1, 2000, shall register under this Chapter no later than March 1, 2000. E. Each person who begins to act as a manager or operator in a commercial body art facility after January 1, 2000, shall register the facility1 under this Chapter prior to beginning operation of such a facility. F. No person shall act as a manager or operator in a commercial body art facility without having first registered as provided in Subsections D and E of this Section. The applications for registration shall be submitted on forms provided by the department and shall contain all the information required by such forms and any accompanying instructions. G. Any facility approved by the department for training operators pursuant to R.S. 40:2833(A)(4) shall register with the department upon approval. H. The department shall conduct at least one inspection of a business prior to approving the business to offer commercial body art application services under the provisions of this Chapter. The department may conduct additional inspections as necessary for the approval process, and may inspect a registered business at any time the department considers necessary. In an inspection, the department shall be given access to the business' premises and to all records relevant to the inspection. I.(1) The department may suspend or revoke the approval of a business to offer commercial body art procedures at any time the department determines that the business is being operated in violation of this Chapter, any rules adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, or the provisions of R.S. 14:93.2, which prohibit tattooing and body piercing of minors without parental or custodial consent. (2) In addition to suspension or revocation of approval by the department, if a business violates the provisions of R.S. 14:93.2, it shall also be subject to the penalties provided therein. J.(1) The department may suspend or revoke the registration of a manager or operator at a commercial body art facility or the registration of a registered training facility at any time the department determines that the registrant is operating in violation of this Chapter, any rules adopted pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter, or the provisions of R.S. 14:93.2. (2) In addition to suspension or revocation of registration by the department, a registrant who violates the provisions of R.S. 14:93.2 shall be subject to the penalties provided therein. K. Any physician licensed by the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners is exempt from the provisions of this Chapter. L.(1) The department shall establish and collect from each registrant: (a) Owner of facility $1,000.00 (b) Manager of facility 200.00 (c) Operator 100.00 (d) Training facility 3,000.00 (2) The department shall establish and annually collect from each registrant the following renewal fees: (a) Owner of facility $ 500.00 (b) Manager of facility 150.00 (c) Operator 60.00 (d) Training facility 1,000.00 (3) The monies collected from such fees shall be used by the department for the purposes of implementing and enforcing the provisions of this Chapter. Acts 1999, No. 393, §1; Acts 2000, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 125, §1, eff. July 1, 2000. 1As appears in enrolled bill.