Georgia Code
Chapter 40 - Body Art Studios
§ 31-40-5. Rules and Regulations

History. Code 1981, § 31-40-5 , 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; Ga. L. 2019, p. 462, § 2-1/SB 214.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, in subsection (a), substituted “The department” for “The Department of Public Health and county boards of health” near the beginning of the first sentence and substituted “health and safety standards for body artists and body art studios” for “reasonable standards for health and safety of tattoo studios” in the second sentence; substituted “any form of body art” for “a tattoo” at the end of paragraphs (a)(3) and (a)(4); substituted “maintenance of equipment, including tools, dyes, and pigments; and” for “maintenance of tattoo equipment, including dyes and pigments.” in paragraph (a)(5); and added paragraph (a)(6).
Law reviews.
For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).

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