| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the practice of tattooing; amending s. |
| 3 | 877.04, F.S.; increasing the criminal penalty for human |
| 4 | tattooing by unauthorized persons and for tattooing a |
| 5 | minor without the written notarized consent of the parent |
| 6 | or legal guardian; providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Section 877.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
| 11 | read: |
| 12 | 877.04 Tattooing prohibited; penalty.-- |
| 13 | (1) It is unlawful for any person to tattoo the body of |
| 14 | any human being; except that tattooing may be performed by a |
| 15 | person licensed to practice medicine or dentistry under chapters |
| 16 | 458 and 459 or chapter 466, or by a person under his or her |
| 17 | general supervision as defined by the Board of Medicine. |
| 18 | (2) Any person who violates the provisions of this section |
| 19 | commits shall be guilty of a felony misdemeanor of the third |
| 20 | second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, or s. |
| 21 | 775.083, or s. 775.084. |
| 22 | (3) No body of a minor shall be tattooed without the |
| 23 | written notarized consent of the parent or legal guardian. |
| 24 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |