Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-842.3

or county regulations - Licensing - Fines.

A. All body piercing operators, tattoo operators and artists

shall be prohibited from performing body piercing or tattooing

unless licensed in the appropriate category by the State Department

of Health. The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules

regulating body piercing and tattooing which shall include, but not

be limited to:

1. Artist temporary and permanent licensure;

2. Facility operator temporary and permanent licensure;

3. Body piercing and tattoo facility requirements;

4. Equipment setup and requirements;

5. Procedures for sanitary body piercing and tattooing;

6. Forms to be completed prior to performing body piercing and

tattooing including, but not limited to, applications and parental

consent forms;

7. Hand washing and general health;

8. Body piercing and tattoo site preparation and application;

9. Procedure following body piercing and tattoo application;

10. Limits and prohibitions concerning body piercing and

tattooing;

11. Facility inspection documents including, but not limited

to, equipment inspection;

12. Administrative fines structure; and

13. Education and training.

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B. A city or county may adopt any regulations that do not

conflict with, or are more comprehensive than, the provisions of

this section or with the rules promulgated by the Department. This

section does not limit the ability of a city or county to require an

applicant to obtain any further business licenses or permits that

the city or county deems appropriate.

C. A body piercing or tattoo operator applying for license

renewal or for a new license to perform at an existing body piercing

or tattoo place of business shall pay a certification fee

established by the Department by rule.

D. A body piercing or tattoo operator applying for a new

license shall publish notice of the license application one time in

a newspaper of general circulation nearest to the proposed location

of the body piercing or tattoo business most likely to give notice

to interested citizens of the county, city, and community in which

the application proposes to engage in business. The publication

shall identify the exact location at which the proposed business is

to be operated. The required notice shall not apply to license

renewals unless the application for license renewal lists a

different location than the original or current license location.

E. The State Department of Health has authority to enforce the

provisions of this section and regulations promulgated pursuant

hereto. The Department may enforce by one or both of the following

means:

1. Notifying the district attorney, of any relevant county, of

a violation of Section 842.1 of this title or rules promulgated

pursuant thereto and, in addition to any criminal penalty imposed,

the Department may impose an administrative fine not to exceed Five

Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) per violation per day, and may suspend,

revoke, or deny the license of the establishment, or may impose both

such administrative fine and suspension, revocation, or denial for

any such violation;

2. Whenever it shall appear that any person is engaged or about

to engage in any acts or practices which constitutes or will

constitute a violation of the provisions of Section 842.1 of this

title, or of any rule, or order thereunder, the Department, the

Attorney General, or the district attorney of any relevant county

may bring an action in the relevant district court or in Oklahoma

County to enjoin such acts or practices and to enforce compliance

with this act or any rule, order, or temporary or permanent

injunction shall be granted without bond. The Department, the

Attorney General, and the district attorney shall transmit such

evidence as may be available concerning such acts or practices or

concerning apparent violations of this act to the district attorney
Oklahoma

County to enjoin such acts or practices and to enforce compliance

with this act or any rule, order, or temporary or permanent

injunction shall be granted without bond. The Department, the

Attorney General, and the district attorney shall transmit such

evidence as may be available concerning such acts or practices or

concerning apparent violations of this act to the district attorney

for Oklahoma County, who, in their discretion, may institute

appropriate criminal proceedings.

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