Ohio Code 4713.48 – Permit to operate tanning facility
(A) The state cosmetology and barber board shall issue a permit to operate a tanning facility to an applicant if all of the following conditions are satisfied:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4713.48
- Cosmetology: means the art or practice of embellishment, cleansing, beautification, and styling of hair, wigs, postiches, face, body, or nails. See Ohio Code 4713.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- Tanning facility: means any premises, building, or part of a building that contains one or more rooms or booths with any of the following:
(A) Equipment or beds used for tanning human skin by the use of fluorescent sun lamps using ultraviolet or other artificial radiation;
(B) Equipment or booths that use chemicals applied to human skin, including chemical applications commonly referred to as spray-on, mist-on, or sunless tans;
(C) Equipment or beds that use visible light for cosmetic purposes. See Ohio Code 4713.01
(1) The applicant applies in accordance with the application process adopted by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.
(2) The applicant pays to the treasurer of state the fee established by those rules.
(3) An initial inspection of the premises indicates that the tanning facility has been installed and will be operated in accordance with those rules.
(B) A permit holder shall post the permit in a public and conspicuous place on any premises where the tanning facility is located. An individual shall obtain a separate permit for each of the premises owned or operated by that individual at which the individual seeks to operate a tanning facility.
(C) To continue operating, a permit holder shall biennially renew the permit by the last day of January of each odd-numbered year. The board shall renew the permit upon the holder’s payment to the treasurer of state of the biennial renewal fee.