Title 13
Tattoo Establishments
Subtitle 1
Definitions
§ 13-101. Definitions.
(a) In general.
In this title, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
(b) Tattoo.
"Tattoo" means to prick, pierce, or otherwise enter the skin or the mucous membrane of an individual for the purpose of inserting pigments or raising scars.
(c) Tattoo establishment.
"Tattoo establishment" means any place at which a tattoo is administered for any form of consideration.
(d) Tattooist.
"Tattooist" means any individual who administers a tattoo for any form of consideration.
Subtitle 2
Licensing and Registration
§ 13-201. License required for tattoo establishments.
No person may maintain, operate, or conduct a tattoo establishment in the City without a license to do so from the Commissioner of Health.
§ 13-202. Registration required for tattooists.
No tattoo establishment may employ or otherwise allow any individual to act as a tattooist, and no individual may act as a tattooist, unless that individual has first registered with the Commissioner of Health.
§ 13-203. Applications for license.
An application for a tattoo establishment license must:
(1) be on the form that the Commissioner provides; and
(2) contain the information that the Commissioner requires.
§ 13-204. Issuance of license; fee.
The Commissioner must issue a license to the applicant on receipt of:
(1) a completed application; and
(2) the annual license fee of $100.
§ 13-205. Term.
Unless sooner revoked, a license issued under this title expires annually on the anniversary of its issuance.
Subtitle 3
Regulated Activities
§ 13-301. Safety and sanitary standards.
All tattooing must be done in conformance with:
(1) the State regulations governing skin-penetrating body adornment procedures (COMAR 10.06.01.06H); and
(2) any additional conditions that the Commissioner adopts to protect the public health.
13-302 to 13-303. {Reserved}
§ 13-304. Tattooing minors prohibited.
No person may tattoo any minor.
Subtitle 4
Enforcement; Penalties
§ 13-401. Suspensions, revocations, etc.
Subject to the hearing provisions of Title 2, Subtitle 3 {"Administrative Hearings"} of this article, the Commissioner may suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the license or registration of any person if that person, that person's tattoo establishment, or any tattooist employed by that person violates any provision of this title or of any order, rule, or regulation issued under this title.
13-402 to 13-403. {Reserved}
§ 13-404. Penalties: $1,000.
Any person who violates any provision of this title or of any order, rule, or regulation issued under this title is guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, is subject to a fine of not more than $1,000 for each offense.