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Rules Committee accepts amendments to massage and body-art ordinances, continues measures for further review
Summary
Supervisors accepted substantive amendments to a massage-establishment ordinance (background checks, ID, anti-trafficking notices) and advanced state-conforming body-art rules (tattoo/piercing), with DPH and industry urging additional refinements; both items were continued for follow-up.
The Rules Committee on Oct. 3 took up two sets of health-code changes aimed at massage establishments and body-art (tattoo and piercing) facilities.
Supervisor Jane Tang (author) described an ordinance to tighten rules for massage establishments: require photo identification for practitioners, authorize denial of a massage-establishment permit for applicants with specified convictions, add a background-check requirement, prohibit alcohol and illicit-drug activity on premises during business hours, notify property…
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