Kansas Statutes 65-1941. Licensure; license required to perform certain activities; exceptions; criminal penalty; action to enjoin unauthorized activities; rules and regulations
Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-1941
- Board: means the state board of cosmetology. See Kansas Statutes 65-1920
- Body piercer: means a person engaged in the practice of body piercing pursuant to this act. See Kansas Statutes 65-1940
- Body piercing: means puncturing the skin of a person by aid of needles designed or used to puncture the skin for the purpose of inserting removable jewelry through the human body, except puncturing the external part of the human earlobe shall not be included in this definition. See Kansas Statutes 65-1940
- Cosmetic tattooing: means the process by which the skin is marked or colored by insertion of nontoxic dyes or pigments into or under the subcutaneous portion of the skin, by use of a needle, so as to form indelible marks for cosmetic or figurative purposes. See Kansas Statutes 65-1940
- Physician: means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery by the state board of healing arts. See Kansas Statutes 65-1940
- Tattooing: means the process by which the skin is marked or colored by insertion of nontoxic dyes or pigments by use of a needle into or under the subcutaneous portion of the skin so as to form indelible marks for cosmetic or figurative purposes. See Kansas Statutes 65-1940
(a) No person, including a tattoo artist, cosmetic tattoo artist or body piercer, shall perform tattooing, cosmetic tattooing or body piercing on another person, display a sign or in any other way advertise or purport to be a tattoo artist, cosmetic tattoo artist or body piercer unless that person holds a valid license issued by the board. This act does not prevent or affect the use of tattooing, cosmetic tattooing or body piercing by a physician, a person under the control and supervision of a physician, a licensed dentist, a person under the control and supervision of a licensed dentist or an individual performing tattooing, cosmetic tattooing or body piercing solely on such individual’s body.
(b) Violation of subsection (a) is a class A nonperson misdemeanor.
(c) The board may bring an action to enjoin any person required to be licensed under Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 65-1940 through 65-1954, and amendments thereto, from practicing body piercing, tattooing or cosmetic tattooing if such person does not hold a currently valid license authorizing the person to engage in such practice. The board may bring an action to enjoin any person from operating an establishment required to be licensed under Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 65-1940 through 65-1954, and amendments thereto, if such person does not hold a currently valid establishment license.
(d) The board may order the remedying of any violations of rules and regulations of the board or any provision of this act, and the board may issue a cease and desist order upon board determination that a person has violated any order of the board, any rules and regulations of the board or any provision of Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 65-1940 through 65-1954, and amendments thereto.