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Licenses Committee advances ordinance updating tattoo and body‑art rules, adds temporary‑vendor standards
Summary
The Licenses Committee heard a Health Department update and voted to pass an ordinance (file 250076) that updates state agency references and adds explicit requirements for temporary tattoo/body‑art vendors at events. The committee approved the change after a short presentation from the Health Department.
The Licenses Committee on June 10 advanced changes to the city’s tattoo and body‑art licensing rules (file 250076) after a presentation from the Health Department and a brief round of questions. The committee voted to pass the ordinance.
Health Department Director Carly Hagerty told the committee the ordinance updates city code to reflect the Department of Safety and Professional Services (DSPS) as the current state regulatory authority and adds detailed rules for temporary tattoo and body‑art vendors who operate at festivals, conventions, bars and other pop‑ups. Hagerty said the changes spell out operational expectations — such as requiring event coordinators and vendors to submit vendor rosters and staff lists, to provide hand‑washing stations near booths, to require that applications be filed with the…
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