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Call Now: 904-383-7448It shall be unlawful for any person to operate a tattoo studio without having first obtained a valid permit for such studio. Such permits shall be issued by the county board of health or its duly authorized representative, subject to supervision and direction by the Department of Public Health but, where the county board of health is not functioning, the permit shall be issued by the department. A permit shall be valid until suspended or revoked and shall not be transferable with respect to person or location.
(Code 1981, §31-40-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 446, § 2; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214.)
The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, substituted "Department of Public Health" for "Department of Community Health" in the second sentence of this Code section.
- For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).
- 58 Am. Jur. 2d, Occupations, Trades, and Professions, § 67.
- 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 65 et seq.
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