New York Tattoo Laws

§260.21 Illegally dealing with a child in the second degree.
A person is responsible for illegal dealing with the child in the second degree when:

• Being an owner, manager or employee of a place where alcoholic beverages are sold, he permits the child who is under the age of 16 years old unless:

  1. The child is accompanied by his parents or authorized guardians, or

  2. An activity is being conducted for the benefit of a non-profit school, church or other institutions of education or of religious, or

  3. Otherwise according to law to do so, or

  4. Only for specified time, the establishment is opened for public to conduct an activity. While closing time, the child is in or remains in establishment, and no alcoholic beverages are permitted, sold, served or given away at such places.

  5. The state liquor authority marks the body of child less than 18 years old with pigments or permanent marks by using tattooing.