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65-1941

Chapter 65.--PUBLIC HEALTH
Article 19.--LICENSURE OF ENTITIES BYSTATE BOARD OF COSMETOLOGY

65-1941. Same; license required to perform certain activities or engage in certain advertising; exceptions; penalty; action to enjoin unauthorized activities; cease and desist orders.

  1. No person, including a permanent color technician and tattoo artist, shall perform tattooing, display a sign or in any other way advertise or purport to be a permanent color technician and tattoo artist unless that person holds a valid license issued by the board. No person shall perform body piercing, display a sign or in any other way advertise or purport to be in the business of body piercing unless that person holds a valid license issued by the board. This act does not prevent or affect the use of tattooing, permanent color technology or body piercing by a physician, a person under the control and supervision of a physician, a licensed dentist, a person under the control and supervision of a licensed dentist, an individual performing tattooing, permanent color technology or body piercing solely on such individual's body or any other person specifically permitted to use electrolysis or tattooing by law.
  2. Violation of subsection (a) is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.
  3. The board may bring an action to enjoin any person required to be licensed under K.S.A. 65-1940 to 65-1954, inclusive, and amendments thereto from practicing body piercing, tattooing or permanent color technology if such person does not hold a currently valid license authorizing the person to engage in such practice. The board may bring an action to enjoin any person from operating a facility required to be licensed under K.S.A. 65-1940 to 65-1954, inclusive, and amendments thereto if such person does not hold a currently valid facility license.
  4. The board may order the remedying of any violations of rules and regulations of the board or any provision of this act and the board may issue a cease and desist order upon board determination that the holder of a license has violated any order of the board, any rules and regulations of the board or any provision of K.S.A. 65-1940 to 65-1954, inclusive, and amendments thereto.

History: L. 1996, ch. 138, § 2; L. 2001, ch. 193, § 3; May 24.