19. Citations
19.1 The Department will have the authority to levy citations against a body art establishment and/ or body artist for repeat, noncritical, or critical violations. 19.2 If a body art establishment license and/or body artist license is suspended or revoked and has existing citations, the citations must be paid prior to reinstating the body art establishment license and/or body artist license.
19.3 Within a licensing period: 1. Citations for first-time violations may not exceed $100 per violation.
2. Citations for second-time violations of the same violation may not exceed $250 per violation. 3. Citations for third-time violations of the same violation may not exceed $500 per violation. 4. Citations for the same violation more than three times in a 12-month period may not exceed $1,000 per violation and will put the body art license in suspended status until such a time that the Department can be sure that all violations are or will be corrected. In such cases, the license holder can submit an application for reinstatement of the license within 10 business days of notice of suspension in accordance with 18.3. 19.4 Any citation not paid within six months of receipt by the body art license holder will place the body art license in suspension. 19.5 If a body artist and body art establishment continues to operate on a suspended license, the Department may issue a citation no greater than $250 per day. If the body artist continues to operate on a suspended license for longer than three calendar days, the body art license will be placed in revoked status.
20. Department Personnel Competency Requirements
20.1 Department personnel performing environmental health/sanitary evaluations or complaint investigations of body art establishments must hold a bachelor’s degree in environmental health, natural science, or a comparable area of study from an accredited university and be a Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian (REHS/RS). Prior to assuming responsibilities, personnel must meet the same requirements as body artists specified in Section 13.3.3.8-9 of this Code.
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