Terms Used In New York Laws > Public Health > Article 4-A - Regulation of Body Piercing and Tattooing

• Body piercing: shall mean the piercing of any part of the body, except the ear. See N.Y. Public Health Law 460
• Body piercing specialist: shall mean any person who performs body piercing on the body of any other person. See N.Y. Public Health Law 460
• Body piercing studio: shall mean any premises in which the body piercing specialist conducts such practice. See N.Y. Public Health Law 460
• Commissioner: shall mean the commissioner of health. See N.Y. Public Health Law 460
• 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: shall mean the department of health. See N.Y. Public Health Law 460
• Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
• Officer: shall mean the public official with primary responsibility for the enforcement of the state sanitary code within a county, or within a city with a population of one million or more persons. See N.Y. Public Health Law 460
• 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.
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Tattoo: shall mean a mark on the body of a person made with indelible ink or pigments injected beneath the outer layer of the skin. See N.Y. Public Health Law 460
• Tattoo studio: shall mean any premises in which the tattooist conducts such practice. See N.Y. Public Health Law 460
• Tattooist: shall mean any person who applies a tattoo to the body of any other person. See N.Y. Public Health Law 460
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.