§ 7.94.030. Exemptions.

Notwithstanding Section 7.94.020, individuals meeting each of the requirements set forth in subsection A or B of this section, below, need not procure a license to be authorized to conduct body art activity. Notwithstanding section 7.94.020, if all individuals conducting body art activity at a specific location meet each of the requirements set forth in subsection A or B of this section, below, the license required by Section 7.94.020 A need not be procured.

A.

The individual is a physician licensed by the state of California under the Business and Professions Code, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 2000 of Division 2) who utilizes body art activities as part of patient treatment.

B.

The individual engages exclusively in the piercing of the leading edge or earlobe of the ear, and either performs the procedure through the use of an approved ear perforating mechanical device to force the single-use stud or single-use needle through the tissue of the ear, or utilizes a sterile, disposable, single-use stud or single-use solid needle.

(Ord. 99-0039 § 3 (part), 1999.)