South Carolina · statute · S.C. Code tit. 44, ch. 34 · 11 active provisions
As used in this chapter: (1) "Department" means the Department of Health and Environmental Control. (2) "Tattoo facility" means any room, space, location, area, structure, or business, or any part of any of these places, where tattooing is practiced or where the business of tattooing is conducted. (3) "Tattoo artist" m…
(A) The Department of Health and Environmental Control must establish by regulation sterilization, sanitation, and safety standards for persons engaged in the business of tattooing. The department must provide the necessary resources to support the development of these standards. The standards must be directed at estab…
(A) A tattoo artist must comply with the following infection control measures or standards at all times: (1) wash his hands thoroughly with water and a germicide soap approved by the department before and after each client's procedure; (2) when necessary to perform a procedure on certain individuals who must undergo sh…
(A) The department may charge an additional amount if necessary to cover the cost of inspection. (B) Fees and monetary penalties established by this chapter must be used exclusively in support of activities pursuant to this chapter.
(A) A tattoo artist must be at least twenty-one years old and must possess a certificate of successful completion, on an annual basis, of a course in blood borne pathology and tattoo infection control as approved by the department, a current American Red Cross First Aid Certification and Adult Cardiopulmonary Resuscita…
(A) The department may conduct unannounced inspections or complaint investigations of the locations at which tattooing, as applicable to this chapter, is being performed. (B) Each tattoo facility location must conspicuously display in a public area on the premises of the licensed tattoo facility: (1) a clearly legible…
(A) The department must promulgate regulations as required by Section 44-34-20 and such other regulations as may be necessary but which do not conflict with the provisions of this chapter. (B) This chapter does not limit the department's ability to require a potential licensee to obtain any business license or permit t…
The department may revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew a license pursuant to this chapter and invoke a monetary penalty upon evidence as determined by the department that the licensee of the facility under this chapter has: (1) failed to maintain a business address or telephone number at which the tattoo facil…
This chapter does not restrict the activities of a physician or surgeon licensed pursuant to the laws of this State.
(A) It is unlawful for a person to perform or offer to perform tattooing upon a person under the age of eighteen years. (B) The minor upon whom tattooing is performed, or the parent or legal guardian of that minor, or any other minor is not liable for punishment pursuant to this section. (C) Tattooing may not be perfor…
(A)(1) The department must not grant or issue a license to a tattoo facility, if the place of business is within one thousand feet of a church, school, or playground. This distance must be computed by following the shortest route of ordinary pedestrian or vehicular travel along the public thoroughfare from the nearest…