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20-27-1510. Critical items for closure of body art establishment.
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20-27-1510. Critical items for closure of body art establishment.
(a)(1) The Department of Health shall create and publish a list of critical items for closure of an establishment.
(2) The department shall list the prohibitions under § 20-27-1511 as critical items for closure.
(b)(1) An establishment that violates a critical item from the list established under subsection (a) of this section is subject to immediate closure by the department.
(2) An establishment closed under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall remain closed until:
(A) Fines or penalties, or both, that are assessed under this subchapter have been paid; and
(B) Upon inspection by the department, the establishment is no longer in violation of a critical item.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-27-1510
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Source file: gov.ar.code.title.20.odt
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20-27-1510. Critical items for closure of body art establishment.
(a)(1) The Department of Health shall create and publish a list of critical items for closure of an establishment.
(2) The department shall list the prohibitions under § 20-27-1511 as critical items for closure.
(b)(1) An establishment that violates a critical item from the list established under subsection (a) of this section is subject to immediate closure by the department.
(2) An establishment closed under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall remain closed until:
(A) Fines or penalties, or both, that are assessed under this subchapter have been paid; and
(B) Upon inspection by the department, the establishment is no longer in violation of a critical item.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
20-27-1511. Prohibitions.
(a) Body art is prohibited:
(1) On a person who is inebriated or appears to be incapacitated by the use of alcohol or drugs;
(2) On a person who shows signs of recent intravenous drug use;
(3) On an area with sunburn, open lesions, rashes, or wounds;
(4) With the use of a product or ink banned or restricted by the United States Food and Drug Administration;
(5) In a procedure area that is not physically and permanently separated from beauty facilities, such as hair and nail services; and
(6) On an animal in a facility licensed for the application of body art on human beings.
(b) A piercing gun shall be used only to pierce an earlobe.
(c) A person shall not:
(1) Perform a piercing with a manually loaded spring-operated piercing device;
(2) Pierce an earlobe with a piercing gun that does not use a presterilized encapsulated stud and clasp system; or
(3)(A) An artist shall not use jewelry for initial piercing that is not certified by ASTM International or the International Organization for Standardization, or both, as an implant-grade material except for specified types of glass, gold, and niobium as approved by the rules established by the Department of Health.
(B) An artist shall maintain on file for inspection a Mill Test Certificate confirming certification by ASTM International or the International Organization for Standardization, or both, for steel and titanium jewelry for initial piercing.
(d)(1) A person shall not sell a body piercing needle, tattoo needle, or body art instrument, or a combination of these, including without limitation tattoo ink, barrel, drip, and a tattoo machine to a person within this state who is not licensed as an artist by the department.
(2)(A) A violation of subdivision (d)(1) of thi
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 20-27-1511
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 20-27-1511. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.