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Vigo County tattoo‑shop owner tells commissioners inconsistent enforcement of health‑department rules blocked apprenticeships
Summary
House of a Thousand Needles owner Mike Hambright told commissioners that Vigo County Health Department interpretations of the tattooing ordinance have prevented his apprentices' hours from counting and asked the board to recognize his prior licensure or grant a variance while the ordinance is clarified.
Mike Hambright, owner of House of a Thousand Needles, told the Vigo County Board of Commissioners that inconsistent interpretations of the county tattooing ordinance and health‑department enforcement have prevented his shops apprentices from completing licensure requirements.
Hambright said he moved his shop from Vermillion County to Vigo County in April and invested in plumbing and other requirements. He told commissioners the health department recognized his prior licensure to open the shop, but staff later informed him that a separate, unwritten requirement was being applied: that a…
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