§ 4104 — Advisor appointees

(a)(1) The Secretary of State shall appoint one licensed operator practicing tattooing, one licensed operator practicing body piercing, and one licensed operator practicing permanent cosmetics to serve as advisors in matters relating to tattooing, body piercing, and permanent cosmetics.
(2) Advisors shall have been practicing tattooing, body piercing, or permanent cosmetics for at least the three years immediately preceding appointment and shall actively be engaged in the practice of tattooing, body piercing, and permanent cosmetics in Vermont during incumbency.
(3) The appointees shall be appointed as set forth in 3 V.S.A. § 129b.
(b) The Director shall seek the advice of the advisor appointees in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The advisor appointees shall be entitled to compensation and necessary expenses as provided in 32 V.S.A. § 1010 for attendance at any meeting called by the Director for that purpose. (Added 1995, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 31, eff. June 13, 2002; 2007, No. 29, § 62; 2013, No. 27, § 46; 2013, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 44; 2017, No. 48, § 29; 2023, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. June 6, 2024.)