§ 307-1. Purpose.  


Latest version.
  • Body art is becoming prevalent and popular throughout the commonwealth; and the knowledge and practice of universal precautions, sanitation, personal hygiene, sterilization, and aftercare requirements on the part of the practitioner should be demonstrated to prevent the transmission of disease or injury to the client and/or practitioner; now, therefore the Board of Health of the Town of Barnstable adopted these regulations for the practice of body art in the Town of Barnstable as part of the mission to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. These regulations are promulgated under the authority granted to the Board of Health under Massachusetts General Law Chapter 111, § 31.