Tattoo Laws

The information about the laws regulating tattooing for the states in US is given here. Some states leave these laws and their regulations up to the cities or municipalities. One can use this information as unofficial information resources, and this may change as per each legislative session.

For the exact information related to the tattoo laws of any specific area, you may contact any professional tattoo shop or the state department of public health.

These laws regarding tattooing are different for different states in the US, some of the model states for regulations, and on same side some states are totally unregulated, except for laws on the minimum allowable age. Also there is no federal legislation regarding tattooing in US.

To reduce complications and regulate the laws very well, the states left these things up to the cities and municipalities. As well as any new addition, changes or amendments to same existing laws crop up regularly. The information is current as of 1994, but if found any changes its may be possible.

US States Tattoo Laws Information

Alaska Alabama Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Illinois Florida Georgia

Idaho Mississippi Nebraska North Carolina New Jersey Hawaii Indiana Iowa Oklahoma Rhode Island Texas

Tennessee Utah Vermont West Virginia Montana Kansas Maryland Missouri Kentucky Maine Massachusetts

Louisiana Michigan Minnesota New Hampshire New Mexico New York Oregon South Carolina Wyoming

The main states in the regulation of tattoo laws are listed as below:

Alaska, Arkansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Vermont, Hawaii, Iowa, Kentucky and West Virginia.

State legislators which introduce rules and regulations on tattooing taken care of following requirements:

• Procedural requirements - There should be signed consent forms before tattooing the customer.

• Artist requirements - Tattoo Artist should have to be trained, wash hands and use of gloves for each new client and should have knowledge of sanitation.

• Equipment requirements - Autoclave, covered waste containers, disposable needles.

• Facility requirements - Tattoo shops should be clean and with running water supply.