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Davis County Board of Health forwards updated body-art regulation to public comment
Summary
The board approved sending revised county body-art regulations to public comment to align with a new state rule; updates add definitions (including branding/scarification), new fees and permit categories, and plan to repeal the concurrent county rule once the state rule is final.
Davis County — The Davis County Board of Health voted on Sept. 9 to send a revised county body-art regulation to public comment and to adopt a concurrent county version once the new state rule is finalized.
Staff explained the 2024 legislative changes and the state rule-writing process that added several practices to the statewide definition of body art (including scarification and branding). County staff said Davis County has regulated body art since 2005 and currently issues 77 body-art facility permits covering tattooing, permanent cosmetics and body piercing; the proposed updates would remove redundant county language and adopt the state rule for consistency, add temporary-event permit fees and other fee updates (plan-review and follow-up fees), and incorporate the state’s definitions and safety standards.
The presenter said the county’s existing rules are broadly consistent with the state model and that the update preserves public-health protections while providing a single, standardized rule. A board member moved approval to send the draft regulation to public comment; the board approved the motion by voice vote.
What’s next: the county will post the proposed regulation for public comment, receive feedback, and plan to repeal and re-enact the county regulation to match the forthcoming state rule once that rule completes the administrative process.
