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Environmental health updates code and fees; proposed tattoo/body‑art ordinance will need legal review and commissioner approval

Howard County Board of Health · February 12, 2026
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Warrick County environmental health staff rewrote food and tattoo/body‑art ordinances to align with state code changes, proposed a consolidated $500 establishment fee for tattoo businesses, and legal counsel said ordinances with fees require publication and commissioner approval.

Katrina Sizemore, environmental inspector, told the board Jan. 18 that staff rewrote two ordinances — one updating food‑service rules to reflect a July 2025 code change and another modernizing the county tattoo/body‑art ordinance. "The tattoo and body art ordinance was real old, real old. It needed to be updated," Sizemore said.

Sizemore said staff…

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