§ 202-1. Purpose.

A. 

The Town of Franklin is promulgating rules and regulations, which provide minimum requirements to be met by any person performing body art upon any individual and for any establishment where body art is performed. These requirements shall include, but not be limited to, general sanitation of premises wherein body art is to be performed and sterilization of instruments.

B. 

These rules and regulations are necessary to protect the public's health by preventing diseases, specifically including, but not limited to, transmission of Hepatitis B and/or human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

C. 

In addition, these rules and regulations shall establish procedures for registration with the Franklin Board of Health (BOH) of all persons performing body art, for the requirement of minimal training standards for the prevention of disease transmission and for knowledge of anatomy and physiology, for regular inspection of premises wherein body art is performed and for revocation of the registration of any person or establishment deemed in violation of the rules and regulations promulgated under this chapter. An annual, nontransferable registration fee set by the Town/City of Franklin shall be paid by any person or establishment registered under this chapter.