N.Y. Public Health Law § 460-a: Restrictions on body piercing studios

§ 460-a. Restrictions on body piercing studios. 1. No owner, operator

or employee of a body piercing studio shall permit body piercing on a

person under eighteen years of age unless such person provides the body

piercing studio with the written consent, in a form prescribed by the

commissioner, of a parent or legal guardian to use such body piercing

studio. The parent or legal guardian shall sign such consent form in the

presence of the owner of the body piercing studio or a body piercing

specialist of such studio. Such original written consent shall be

retained by the body piercing studio for a period of twelve months and

may be retained off premises provided that an electronic image or

facsimile of the original signed consent form is readily available by

the owner or employee responsible for the operation of the body piercing

studio.

2. A written consent form signed by a parent or legal guardian

pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall expire twelve months

from the date it is signed by the parent or legal guardian. Upon the

expiration of a written consent form, a new written consent shall be

provided in the manner prescribed in subdivision one of this section

prior to the use of a body piercing studio by any person under eighteen

years of age.

3. This section shall be exclusive and shall preempt any contrary

local law or ordinance, except that this section shall not preempt or

supersede local laws or ordinances imposing additional stricter

restrictions on the operation of body piercing studios which are in

effect prior to the effective date of this section.