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
