New Hampshire Tattoo Laws

314-A: 3 Rulemaking: The commissioner shall choose the rules, under RSA 541-A, relative to the tattooing practice in hygienic way and it's sanitary operations. These rules shall consists of:

1. To receive and maintain a license to perform the tattooing practice, the standards of hygiene to be met and retained by establishments and tattooists.
2. Procedures to be used: to obtain a license, revoke and reinstitute a license.
3. Tattoo establishment inspections.
4. Any other rule necessary to this chapter.

   Source. 1994, 280:1. 1995, 310:183, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.

TATTOO REGULATIONS:

DEFINITIONS:

1. Applicant: A tattoo practitioner who is applying for a license to practice tattooing or a for a tattoo establishment.
2. Antiseptic technique: The practice of prevention of infection.
3. Body piercing: As defined in RSA 314-A:4.
4. Branding: A process of creating an instantly identifiable image.
5. Clean: Without any dust, stains, impurities or dirt.
6. Communicable disease: As defined in RSA 141-C:2, IV.
7. Cosmetic tattooing: Making a permanent tattoo on the body or face of client.
8. Director: as defined in RSA 314-A:l, I.
9. Disinfected: To cleanse of harmful microorganisms.
10. Division: The division of public health services.
11. Good repair: Without any structural or cosmetic defects like holes or tears.
12. Guest artist: A person visiting a tattoo practitioner.
13. Initial tattoo establishment license: The first new Hampshire tattoo establishment license received by practitioner.
14. Intradermal pigment implantation: A tattoo.
15. License: A certificate issued by a division to perform a practice as a tattoo practitioner or mobile tattoo establishment.
16. Mobile tattoo establishments: Tattoo establishments set up in a vehicles such as trailers for specific time.
17. Permanent make-up: tattooing a facial area in the place of cosmetics.
18. Pigment: Substances used as a coloring in tattooing the skin.
19. Practitioner: As defined in RSA 314-A:l, II.
20. Sanitary: Clean and free of harmful microorganisms and other contaminants
21. Tattoo: As defined in RSA 314-A:l, III.
22. Tattoo establishment: The place or room for tattooing business.

LICENSING REQUIREMENTS:

1. Initial Practitioner License.
2. An applicant shall take form of a tattoo practitioner application from division.
3. An applicant must submit application form to the division.
4. Following information shall be provided to the division:
   • The applicant's name, home, phone number and business address.
   • Applicant's birth date.
   • Experience description in tattooing operation or body piercing.
   • Description of duties performed.
5. A signed statement by a licensed physician, nurse practitioner or licensed physician's assistant.
6. Copies of any licenses, registrations or certificates issued to the tattooist.
7. Passport photograph of the applicant.
8. The fee for licensure.
9. Applicants who wish to practice a cosmetic tattooing shall submit documentation of four years of experience as a tattoo practitioner.

10. Initial Tattoo Establishment License.
    • Applicants who want to obtain an initial tattoo establishment license shall submit an application form to the director provided by the division.
    • Following information shall be provided by the applicant while submitting the application form to he division:
      1. Owner's name.
      2. Tattoo establishment address including name, street name, city and state.
      3. Mail address of tattoo establishments.
      4. Telephone number of owner.
      5. Telephone number of tattoo establishment.
      6. The information of all the tattoo practitioners who work at tattoo establishment. Information includes names, addresses and license copies of them.
      7. The operation days and hours.
      8. Owner's signature.

    • Along with the above application, an applicant shall submit written approval, on a form by division:
      1. Health Officer
      2. Building Officer
      3. Zoning Officer
      4. Fire chief
      5. Written approval from locals officials includes:
      A statement with signature and date.
      Require fee submission.

Within sixty days of receipt of the application by director, notification shall be send to the owner, according to RSA 541-A:29, I.