§ 307-4. Prohibited practices.

A. 

No person shall establish or operate a mobile body art establishment or temporary body art establishment.

B. 

No tattooing, piercing of genitalia, branding or scarification shall be performed on a person under the age of 18.

C. 

Body piercing, other than piercing the genitalia, may be performed on a person under the age of 18, provided that the youth provides photographic identification and is accompanied by a properly identified parent who also provides photographic identification (or legal guardian with photographic identification) who has signed a form consenting to such procedure.

D. 

The following body piercings are hereby prohibited: piercing of the uvula; piercing of the tracheal area; piercing of the neck; piercing of the ankle; piercing between the ribs or vertebrae; piercing of the web area of the hand or foot; piercing of the lingual frenulum (tongue web); piercing of the clitoris; any form of chest or deep muscle piercings, excluding the nipple; piercing of the anus; piercing of an eyelid, whether top or bottom; piercing of the gums; piercing or skewering of a testicle; so called "deep" piercing of the penis, meaning piercing through the shaft of the penis, or "trans-penis" piercing in any area from the corona glandis to the pubic bone; so called "deep" piercing of the scrotum — meaning piercing through the scrotum, or "transcrotal" piercing; so called "deep" piercing of the vagina.

E. 

The following practices are hereby prohibited unless performed by a medical doctor licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts: tongue splitting; branding; three dimensional/beading/implementation, tooth filing/fracturing/removal/tattooing; cartilage modification; genital modification; introduction of saline or other liquids.

[Amended 2-28-2006]