§ 24-352 — Definitions

Sec. 24-352. - Definitions.

The following words and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them: (1) Board means the board of public health and environment. (2) Body art means the practice of physical body adornment by establishments and artists utilizing, but not limited to, the techniques of body piercing and tattooing. This definition does not include, for the purposes of this Code, ear piercing. (3) Body art establishment means any permanent building, place, premises, or structure, whether private or public, where body art procedures are performed. (4) Body artist means any person who conducts or practices body art procedures on another living human being. (5) Body piercing means puncturing or penetration of the skin of a person using needles and the temporary insertion of jewelry or other adornment thereto in the opening, so that the result is the jewelry or adornment can be easily, frequently, and reasonably removed by the client without an additional procedure. This includes, but is not limited to, the piercing of a navel, eyebrow, genitals, lip, nipple, nose, or tongue. Body piercing does not, for purpose of this Code, include ear piercing. (6) Client means the person having the body art procedure performed upon their body. (7) Department means the department of public health and environment. (8) Reserved. (9) Ear piercing means the procedure or practice of puncturing of the outer perimeter or lobe of the ear using a presterilized single-use stud ear piercing system, while following the guidelines of the manager, the system's manufacturer's directions on use, and applicable United States Food and Drug Administration requirements. (10) Equipment means all machinery, including fixtures, containers, vessels, tools, devices, implements, furniture, display and storage areas, sinks, and all other apparatus and appurtenances used in connection with the operation of a permanent body art establishment, mobile body art vehicle, or temporary special event body art facility. (11) Instruments means hand pieces, needles, needle bars, needle tubs, forceps, hemostats, tweezers, pliers, or other implements that may come in contact with a client's body or possibly be exposed to bodily fluids during body art procedures. (12) License means written approval by the manager of licensing and consumer protection to either perform body art procedures or to operate a body art establishment or mobile body art vehicle. (13) Local manager means the individual who is primarily responsible for the management, operation, and control of the licensed body art establishment, mobile body art vehicle, or permitted temporary special event body art facility. (14) Manager means the manager of the department of public health and environment and the manager's authorized representatives. (15) Mobile body art vehicle means any motor vehicle, such as, but not limited to, any bus, recreational vehicle, trailer, truck, or van, where body art procedures are performed. (16) Permit means written approval by the manager of licensing and consumer protection for a person, while at a special event, to perform body art procedures or operate a temporary special event body art facility. (17) Physician means a person holding a valid license to practice medicine, issued by the Colorado state board of medical examiners, pursuant to the Colorado Medical Practices Act. (18) Rules and regulations means the rules and regulations of the board of public health and environment concerning body art. (19) Special event means any single event or celebration, such as festivals, fairs, carnivals, holiday celebrations, parades, public events, or similar gatherings of a temporary nature, for a period of time not more than fourteen (14) days, that occurs outside of a licensed body art establishment. (20) Tattoo, tattooed or tattooing means inserting pigment under the surface of the human skin by pricking with a needle, or otherwise, to permanently change the color or appearance of the human skin or to produce an indelible mark or figure visible through the human skin. Examples of this technique include, but are not limited to, eyeliner, lip color, lip liner, camouflage, stencil designs, and free-hand designs. (21) Temporary special event body art facility means any booth, building, room, shop, store, structure, or portion thereof, where body art procedures are temporarily performed during a trade show, product demonstration, educational seminar, or special event, for a period of time not more than fourteen (14) days.

(Ord. No. 886-98, § 1, 12-14-98; Ord. No. 427-18, § 14, 6-11-18; Ord. No. 1003-25, § 14, 7-28-25)