S.C. Code Regs. § 61-111.200.202

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 34, August 23, 2024

Section 61-111.200.202 - License Application

A. Applicants for a tattoo facility license shall submit to the Department a completed application on a form prescribed and furnished by the Department prior to initial licensing and periodically thereafter at intervals determined by the Department. The application includes both the applicant's oath assuring that the contents of the application are accurate and true, and that the applicant will comply with this regulation. The application shall be signed by the owner(s) if an individual or partnership; in the case of a corporation, by two (2) of its officers. The application shall set forth the full name and address of the facility for which the license is sought and of the owner in the event his or her address is different from that of the facility, and the name(s) of the person(s) in control of the facility. The Department may require additional information, including affirmative evidence of the applicant's ability to comply with this regulation. Corporations or partnerships shall be registered with the South Carolina Office of the Secretary of State. Other required application information includes:

1. Copy of the business license, as applicable;

2. Licensing fee and certification fee, if applicable;

3. Certified copy of local ordinance authorizing tattooing within its jurisdiction, or a letter signed by the city or county manager or administrator with authority to represent the city or county stating that tattooing is authorized within its jurisdiction;

4. Written acknowledgement of compliance with applicable federal Office of Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements and certificates attesting to completion by tattoo artists of courses in bloodborne pathogens, tattoo infection control, American Red Cross First Aid, and adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR);

5. Written evidence that the individual(s) performing tattooing procedures is an experienced tattoo artist in accordance with Section 100.LL, or a tattoo artist trainee in accordance with Section 100.MM;

6. Description of the disposal methods of dyes, inks, and pigments, including written authorization for disposal from the local wastewater treatment plant or statement from landfill that disposal is in accordance with its waste acceptance plan; and

7. Legible facility floor plan, drawn to scale, including location(s) of work station(s) and identification of sterilization equipment.

B. Prospective licensees shall provide to the Department a written statement verifying that the applicant has advertised his or her intent to apply for a tattoo facility license in the legal section of the newspaper nearest to the location of the proposed facility at least once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in accordance with S.C. Code Section 44-34-110(C).

C. A license shall not be granted to a facility, nor shall a facility conduct tattooing procedures within one thousand (1,000) feet of a church, school, or playground. This distance shall be the shortest route of ordinary pedestrian or vehicular travel along public roads from the nearest point of the grounds utilized as part of the church, school, or playground. These restrictions shall not apply to the renewal of an existing license or to ownership changes for locations that are licensed at the time the application is filed with the Department.

S.C. Code Regs. 61-111.200.202

Replaced and amended by State Register Volume 40, Issue No. 05, eff. 5/27/2016.