Section 144-210-1 - ADMINISTRATIONA. No person shall place a tattoo upon the body of another human being without first obtaining a license from the Department of Health and Human Services. (Critical) 1. An applicant for a practitioner's license shall submit a completed application form together with the following: a. Information including: applicant's name, home and mailing address, business address, and telephone number and date of birth plus social security number or federal identification number.b. All new applicants and renewals shall provide proof of having attended, within the last 3 years, a bloodborne pathogen training program given or approved by the Department.c. A demonstration of knowledge of safe practices in regard to the art of tattooing.2. Applications shall be obtained from the Department.B. The Department of Health and Human Services is empowered to license persons to practice the art of tattooing. A separate tattoo practitioner license is required for each operating location, as licenses are issued to an individual for a specific approved establishment. Such licenses shall be issued annually by the Department upon payment of a fee of $50 for each operating location. The licenses shall expire on September 30th of each year.C. The Department of Health and Human Services is authorized and empowered to make necessary rules governing the application of tattoos upon the bodies of human beings.D. Whoever violates these rules shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $500, or by imprisonment for not more than 6 months.E. Suspension or Revocation of Licenses. Licenses will be suspended or revoked in conformity with the Maine Administrative Act (Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter IV). The Department may request an emergency suspension of any license by District Court pursuant to Title 4, "184, if and when conditions are found which violate these rules, or which may be an immediate threat to the public health, safety or welfare, or endanger the life, health or safety of persons living in or attending any licensed establishment. If a license issued under these rules has been revoked or denied for violation of these rules, or pursuant to 5 M.R.S.A. §§5301 & 5302, the licensee named in the revocation, suspension or denial may not be eligible for relicensing under these rules.
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