Pennsylvania:

• There are currently no state health regulations on tattooing in Pennsylvania, however, there are city regulations
• However, performing a tattoo on a person under the age of 18 without the consent of their parent or legal guardian is considered a misdemeanor and, if convicted, could be sentenced to pay a $100 fine or three months in prison or both
• Philadelphia:
  • Tattoo artists in Philadelphia must obtain a Body Artist Certificate from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health to legally practice
  • If you can provide legal documentation of full time employment as a tattoo artist prior to 2002, you do not have to complete an apprenticeship training program
  • You have to apprentice under a Philadelphia Certified Body Artist for three years
  • Must complete Bloodborne Pathogens Training
  • http://www.phila.gov/health/pdfs/Body_art_regs.pdf

New Jersey:

• Provide documentation of working in a full time tattooing facility for at least 12 months
• Successfully complete a tattoo education program
• Pass an examination administered or approved by the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services
• http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2010/Bills/A2000/1971_S1.PDF
• http://www.state.nj.us/health/eoh/phss/bodyart.pdf

New York:

• Must take an infection control course and pass an exam
• Must obtain a permit from the New York State Department of Health
• Must display the permit in a visible location within the studio
• Licenses are valid for two years
• http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/ehs/tattoo.shtml