New York § 461 Permit required

New York Statutes

§ 461 — Permit required

New York § 461

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Art. 4-ARegulation of Body Piercing and Tattooing

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N.Y. Public Health § 461 (2026).

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§ 461. Permit required.

1.No person shall be a body piercing\nspecialist or tattooist and no person, firm, corporation, partnership,\nor other association shall operate a body piercing studio or tattoo\nstudio without first obtaining a permit from the department.\n 2. All body piercing or tattooing shall be performed in accordance\nwith the rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner pursuant\nto the public health law.\n 3. The department shall issue a permit if the body piercing specialist\nand body piercing studio or tattooist and tattoo studio are in\ncompliance with this article, the penal law and the state sanitary code\nand are not otherwise disqualified under this article.\n

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§ 461. Permit required. 1. No person shall be a body piercing\nspecialist or tattooist and no person, firm, corporation, partnership,\nor other association shall operate a body piercing studio or tattoo\nstudio without first obtaining a permit from the department.\n 2. All body piercing or tattooing shall be performed in accordance\nwith the rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner pursuant\nto the public health law.\n 3. The department shall issue a permit if the body piercing specialist\nand body piercing studio or tattooist and tattoo studio are in\ncompliance with this article, the penal law and the state sanitary code\nand are not otherwise disqualified under this article.\n