San Fernando Municipal Code Div. 1 Generally

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Body piercing means the creation of an opening in the body of a human being for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration. This includes, but is not limited to, piercing of an ear, lip, tongue, nose, or eyebrow. Body piercing does not, for the purposes of this article, include piercing an ear with a disposable, single-use stud or solid needle that is applied using a mechanical device to force the needle or stud through the ear.

Direct supervision means physical presence during and visual observance of the entire tattooing or body piercing procedure, including the preparation of the area to be tattooed or pierced and any necessary bandaging of the area following tattooing or piercing, to ensure that the tattooing or body piercing is performed in a safe and sanitary manner.

Licensed physician means a person licensed to practice medicine pursuant to Business and Professions Code §§ 2000—2521.

Tattooing means to insert pigment under the surface of the skin of a human being, by pricking with a needle or otherwise, to produce an indelible mark or figure visible through the skin.

(Code 1957, § 17B.1)

Cross reference— Definitions generally, § 1-2.

No person shall perform tattooing or body piercing, except that tattooing or body piercing may be performed by a licensed physician or by a person under the direct supervision of a licensed physician after the licensed physician has had personal contact with the person to be tattooed or pierced and determined that the procedure will not be harmful to the health of the person to be tattooed or pierced.

(Code 1957, § 17B.2)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 1537, § 12, adopted Oct. 21, 2002, repealed § 22-393 which pertained to violations and derived from Code 1957, § 17B.6.