Senate Bill S6211

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to requiring purchasers of tattoo equipment to prove they have a permit to operate a tattoo parlor

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S6211 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6674
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §468, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S3836, A6108

2015-S6211 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires purchasers of tattoo equipment to prove that they have a permit to operate a tattoo parlor.

2015-S6211 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6211 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6211

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 6, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to requiring purchas-
  ers of tattoo equipment to prove they  have  a  permit  to  operate  a
  tattoo parlor

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
468 to read as follows:
  S 468. PROOF OF PERMIT REQUIRED FOR THE PURCHASE OF EQUIPMENT.  1. FOR
THE  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
ING MEANINGS: "TATTOO EQUIPMENT" SHALL  INCLUDE BUT NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO
TATTOO  MACHINES  AND  MACHINE PARTS, PNEUMATIC TATTOO EQUIPMENT, TATTOO
INKS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT OR INSTRUMENTS USED SOLELY  TO  APPLY  TATTOOS;
"PURCHASER" SHALL MEAN ANY INDIVIDUAL, GROUP OR BUSINESS ENTITY.
  2.   ANY PURCHASER OF TATTOO EQUIPMENT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SHOW PROOF
OF A CURRENT VALID PERMIT, REQUIRED UNDER SECTION FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-ONE
OF THIS ARTICLE AT THE TIME OF SALE. PURCHASERS UNABLE TO PROVIDE  PROOF
OF   PERMIT   ARE  PROHIBITED  FROM  PURCHASING  TATTOO  EQUIPMENT.  THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL TRANSACTIONS REGARDLESS OF
WHETHER CURRENCY IS EXCHANGED FOR TATTOO EQUIPMENT.
  3. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED  TO  PROHIBIT
THE  PURCHASE  OF MACHINE PARTS OR OTHER EQUIPMENT THAT DOES NOT HAVE AS
ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE THE DRAWING OF TATTOOS.
  S 2. The commissioner of health shall promulgate and adopt  rules  and
regulations  to  implement  the  provisions of article 4-A of the public
health law within 180 days of the effective date of this act.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided,  however,  that
if  the  department  of  health  has not promulgated the rules and regu-
lations necessary to implement the provisions  of  article  4-A  of  the
public  health  law  by  such  effective  date, then this act shall take
effect on the date that the commissioner of health adopted  and  promul-
gated  such rules and regulations pursuant to section two of this act or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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