D.C. Code § 47-2853.76

Definitions.

Official textus-dc/statcode.dccouncil.govlast amended Sep 18, 202417 subsections

(a) For the purposes of this part, the term:

# (1)

"Board" means the Board of Barber and Cosmetology.

# (2)

"Body art" or "body art procedure" means the process of physically modifying the body for cosmetic or other non-medical purposes, including tattooing, body piercing, and fixing indelible marks or figures on the skin through scarification, branding, tongue bifurcation, and tissue removal.

# (3)

"Body artist" means an individual who is licensed under this chapter to perform body art procedures.

# (4)

"Body art establishment" means any structure or venue, whether temporary or permanent, where body art procedures are performed.

# (5)

"Body piercing" means the perforation of any human body part followed by the insertion of an object, such as jewelry, for cosmetic or other non-medical purposes by using any of the following instruments, methods, or processes: stud and clasp, captive ball, soft tissue, cartilage, surface, surface-to-surface, microdermal implantation or dermal anchoring, subdermal implantation, and transdermal implantation. The term "body piercing" does not include nail piercing.

# (6)

"Branding" means the process of applying extreme heat with a pen-like instrument to create an image or pattern.

# (7)

"Cleansing product" means any material used to apply cleansing agents to the skin, such as cotton balls, tissue or paper products, paper or plastic cups, towels, gauze, or sanitary coverings.

# (8)

"Operator" means a person who owns, controls, or operates a body art establishment, whether or not the person actually performs body art procedures.

# (9)

"Sanitization" means the reduction of the population of microorganisms to safe levels, as determined by the Department of Health, by a product registered with the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") or by chemical germicides that are registered with the EPA as hospital disinfectants.

# (10)

"Scarification" means the placing of an indelible mark on the skin by the process of cutting or abrading the skin to bring about permanent scarring.

# (11)

"Sharps" means any object, sterile or contaminated, that may penetrate the skin or mucosa, including pre-sterilized single needles, scalpel blades, and razor blades.

# (12)

"Single-use" means products or items intended for one-time use that are disposed of after use on a client.

# (13)

"Sterilization" means the process of destruction of all forms of life by physical or chemical means.

# (14)

"Tattoo" means the placing of pigment into the skin dermis for cosmetic or other non-medical purposes, including the process of micro-pigmentation or cosmetic tattooing.

# (15)

"Tissue removal" means placing an indelible mark or figure on the skin through the removal of a portion of the dermis.

# (16)

"Tongue bifurcation" means the cutting of the tongue from tip to part of the way toward the base, forking at the end.

Source: official DC Code section page (code.dccouncil.gov)

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