Senate Bill 2392

    Florida Senate - 2000                                  SB 2392

    By Senator Campbell





    33-1283-00                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to tattooing; amending s.

  3         877.04, F.S.; providing requirements regarding

  4         the tattooing of minors; requiring a review of

  5         the need for regulation of the tattooing

  6         industry to be conducted; providing an

  7         effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Subsection (3) of section 877.04, Florida

12  Statutes, is amended to read:

13         877.04  Tattooing prohibited; penalty.--

14         (1)  It is unlawful for any person to tattoo the body

15  of any human being; except that tattooing may be performed by

16  a person licensed to practice medicine or dentistry under

17  chapters 458 and 459 or chapter 466, or by a person under his

18  or her general supervision as defined by the Board of

19  Medicine.

20         (2)  Any person who violates the provisions of this

21  section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree,

22  punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

23         (3)  No body of a minor shall be tattooed without the

24  written notarized consent of the parent or legal guardian. The

25  body of a minor under the age of 16 may not be tattooed unless

26  the minor is accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.

27         Section 2.  Tattoo industry sunrise review

28  provisions.--It is the intent of the Legislature that no

29  profession or occupation be subject to regulation by the state

30  unless the regulation is necessary to protect the public

31  health, safety, or welfare from significant and discernible

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    Florida Senate - 2000                                  SB 2392
    33-1283-00                                              See HB




  1  harm or damage. Therefore, pursuant to section 11.62, Florida

  2  Statutes, a review shall be conducted to determine the need to

  3  regulate the tattooing industry. The recommendations of the

  4  review shall be submitted to the Legislature on or before

  5  February 1, 2001. The proponents of this regulation and the

  6  agency of jurisdiction shall assist in conducting the review.

  7         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2000.

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11    Prohibits the tattooing of a minor who is under the age
      of 16 years unless the minor is accompanied by a parent
12    or legal guardian. Requires a review of the need to
      regulate the tattooing industry. Requires the
13    recommendations resulting from the review to be submitted
      to the Legislature by February 1, 200l.
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