A. No person shall place a tattoo upon the
body of another human being without first obtaining a license from the
Department of Health and Human Services. (Critical)
1. An applicant for a practitioner's license
shall submit a completed application form together with the following:
a. Information including: applicant's name,
home and mailing address, business address, and telephone number and date of
birth plus social security number or federal identification number.
b. All new applicants and renewals shall
provide proof of having attended, within the last 3 years, a bloodborne
pathogen training program given or approved by the Department.
c. A demonstration of knowledge of safe
practices in regard to the art of tattooing.
d. The licensure fee.
2. Applications shall be obtained from the
Department.
B. The
Department of Health and Human Services is empowered to license persons to
practice the art of tattooing. A separate tattoo practitioner license is
required for each operating location, as licenses are issued to an individual
for a specific approved establishment. Such licenses shall be issued annually
by the Department upon payment of a fee of $50 for each operating location. The
licenses shall expire on September 30th of each year.
C. The Department of Health and Human
Services is authorized and empowered to make necessary rules governing the
application of tattoos upon the bodies of human beings.
D. Whoever violates these rules shall be
punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment
for not more than 6 months.
E.
Suspension or Revocation of Licenses.
Licenses will be suspended or revoked in conformity with the
Maine Administrative Act (Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter IV). The Department
may request an emergency suspension of any license by District Court pursuant
to Title 4, "184, if and when conditions are found which violate these rules,
or which may be an immediate threat to the public health, safety or welfare, or
endanger the life, health or safety of persons living in or attending any
licensed establishment. If a license issued under these rules has been revoked
or denied for violation of these rules, or pursuant to 5 M.R.S.A.
§§5301 & 5302, the licensee named in the revocation, suspension
or denial may not be eligible for relicensing under these
rules.
