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Board of Health sets annual schedule for body‑art inspections after two checks in first year; several licenses approved pending state cosmetology sign‑off
Summary
The Lowell City Board of Health voted to move routine tattoo and microblading inspections to an annual cycle with a second check six months after a new shop opens. The board approved multiple establishment and practitioner renewals and agreed to approve one facility and an associated practitioner pending the applicant’s state cosmetology license.
The Board of Health voted Feb. 5 to change the inspection schedule for tattoo, piercing and microblading establishments so most sites are inspected once a year, with a second inspection during the first year of operation.
The measure, moved and seconded during the monthly development services report, formalizes a recommendation that inspections occur annually except that new establishments receive two inspections in their first year — once at opening and again six months later. Matthew Sheen, who submitted the development services report, told the board “they have been good for the last 3 inspections,” and recommended moving to annual inspections for established businesses.
The change responds to inspection results presented by Sheen and to a comparison with peer cities. Sheen told the board the July inspections of…
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