§ 464. Permits; display; renewal; duplicates. 1. All permits shall be for a period of two years.

Terms Used In N.Y. Public Health Law 464

  • Body piercing: shall mean the piercing of any part of the body, except the ear. 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.
  • 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.
  • 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

2. No permit shall be assignable or transferable.

3. Each permit issued pursuant to this article shall be posted and kept posted in some conspicuous place in the body piercing studio or tattoo studio in which the permittee is engaged in the practice of body piercing or tattooing.

4. Any permit which has not been suspended or revoked, may, upon the payment of the renewal fee prescribed by the commissioner, be renewed for additional periods of two years from its expiration, upon the filing on any application for such renewal, on a form to be prescribed by the commissioner.

5. Any person, firm, corporation, partnership or other association failing to file application and fee for renewal of a permit within one year immediately following the expiration of his last permit shall pay an additional fee as prescribed by the commissioner.

6. A duplicate permit may be issued for one lost, destroyed or mutilated upon application therefor on a form prescribed by the commissioner and the payment of the fee prescribed therefor by the commissioner. Each such duplicate permit shall have the word "duplicate" stamped across the face thereof and shall bear the same number as the one it replaces.