Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 50 > Chapter 48 > Part 1 - General Provisions

• Body piercing: means penetrating the skin to make a hole, mark, or scar that is generally permanent in nature. See Montana Code 50-48-102
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Department: means the department of public health and human services provided for in 2-15-2201. See Montana Code 50-48-102
• Establishment: means either a body-piercing operation, a tattooing operation, or a combination of both operations in a multiple-type establishment. See Montana Code 50-48-102
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Knowingly: means only a knowledge that the facts exist which bring the act or omission within the provisions of this code. See Montana Code 1-1-204
• Local board of health: means a county, city, city-county, or district board of health provided for in Title 50, chapter 2. See Montana Code 50-48-102
• Local health officer: has the meaning provided in 50-1-101. See Montana Code 50-48-102
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other entity engaged in the business of operating, owning, or offering the services of body piercing or tattooing. See Montana Code 50-48-102
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Regulatory authority: means the department of public health and human services, the local board of health, the local health officer, or the local sanitarian. See Montana Code 50-48-102
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Tattooing: means making permanent marks on the skin of a live human being by puncturing the skin and inserting indelible colors. See Montana Code 50-48-102