Los Angeles County Municipal Code Part 1 General Provisions

Whenever any word or phrase used in this chapter is defined in state law or regulation or in another section of the Los Angeles County Code, the definition set forth in such state law or regulation or other section of the Los Angeles County Code is incorporated in this chapter as though set forth herein in full, and shall apply to such word or phrase used but not defined herein.

(Ord. 99-0039 § 3 (part), 1999.)

A.

Except as provided in subsection B of this section, below, every body art establishment shall have a license as provided for in Article 1 of Part 2 of this chapter.

No person shall own or operate a body art establishment or permit the conduct of body art activity at any location unless and until a body art establishment license has been procured pursuant to Article 1 of Part 2 of this chapter, and payment of an annual fee has been made therefor in the amount set forth in Section 7.14.010, under the appropriate heading.

B.

Every existing owner of a body art establishment shall comply with the licensing requirements of subsection A of this section, above, within six months of the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter.*

C.

Within six months of the effective date of this chapter,* every person conducting body art activity shall first procure a license as provided for in article 2 of Part 2 of this chapter and pay an annual license fee in the amount set forth in Section 7.14.010, under the appropriate heading. No person shall conduct body art activity without complying with this licensing requirement.

(Ord. 99-0039 § 3 (part), 1999.)

* Editor's note: Ordinance 99-0039, which enacted Ch. 7.94, is effective on July 1, 1999.

Notwithstanding Section 7.94.020, individuals meeting each of the requirements set forth in subsection A or B of this section, below, need not procure a license to be authorized to conduct body art activity. Notwithstanding section 7.94.020, if all individuals conducting body art activity at a specific location meet each of the requirements set forth in subsection A or B of this section, below, the license required by Section 7.94.020 A need not be procured.

A.

The individual is a physician licensed by the state of California under the Business and Professions Code, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000 of Division 2) who utilizes body art activities as part of patient treatment.

B.

The individual engages exclusively in the piercing of the leading edge or earlobe of the ear, and either performs the procedure through the use of an approved ear perforating mechanical device to force the single-use stud or single-use needle through the tissue of the ear, or utilizes a sterile, disposable, single-use stud or single-use solid needle.

(Ord. 99-0039 § 3 (part), 1999.)

If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter or the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

(Ord. 99-0039 § 3 (part), 1999.)