The Environmental Health Division approves body art businesses in Pickaway County under authority of Ohio Revised Code 3730 . Body art consists of tattooing, permanent cosmetics, and / or body piercing. To become an approved body art business, you must submit plans to our office for pre approval. The business cannot be located in a house or residence. The equipment and facilities for the business as well as sanitary procedures must meet regulations set forth in Ohio Administrative Code 3701-9. The current regulations were adopted, approved, and became effective in September 2014.
When receiving a tattoo, piercing, or permanent cosmetic, a person potentially exposes themselves to infectious diseases due to the puncturing or piercing that is conducted when receiving body art. From a public health standpoint, we want to ensure proper sanitation and sterilization procedures are adhered to when a person receives a body art procedure to help reduce or prevent exposure to infectious disease.
Through plan review and approval of facilities, establishing sanitary practices and procedures, and strict adherence to rules and regulation concerning body art, body artists and businesses can help prevent or reduce exposure to infectious diseases when a person gets a tattoo or piercing.
If you have questions regarding the body art program, or would like to open a body art business, please give us a call. If you have any concerns or complaints regarding an approved or unapproved body art business, please contact our office at 740-477-9667 ext 225 to file a complaint.