Florida needs to ink new standards for tattoo safety, says state Rep. Mary Brandenburg
by Michael C. Bender | January 19th, 2010
No children younger than 16 could get a tattoo and tattoo artists would need licenses from the Florida Health Department under a bill proposed by state Rep. Mary Brandenburg, D-West Palm Beach.
“It’s not just sailors and bikers getting tattoos anymore,” said Brandenburg, a Palm Beach Countt Commission candidate.
The bill (HB 729) is aimed at rogue artists offering tattoos at flea markets or in their garages. It has support from the Florida Medical Association and the 110-member Florida Tattoo Artists Guild, including Tom Meyer, owner of Ink Addiction Tattoos in Jupiter.
“If it puts anyone out of business, they probably deserve it,” guild President Mark Longenecker said.
The Senate sponsor is Eleanor Sobel, D-Hollywood, who is also pushing a bill that requires parental consent before minors can visit a tanning bed.
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January 19th, 2010 at 3:17 pm
The Bill should also preclude anyone who is intoxicated from getting a tattoo. I am still trying to figure out who Amber is???