SB450,9,1311 (b) License required to practice. 1. Except as provided in sub. (5), no person may
12pierce the body of or attempt to pierce the body of another unless the person is
13licensed under par. (c) 1. or 4. by the department or by a local health department.
SB450,9,1714 2. An individual licensed under par. (c) 4. may only pierce the body of or attempt
15to pierce the body of another while training under the supervision of a body piercer
16licensed under par. (c) 1. in a body-piercing establishment licensed under sub. (3g)
17(b).
SB450,9,2018 (c) Requirements for license. 1. Subject to subds. 2. and 3., the department or
19a local health department may grant a license to act as a body piercer to an applicant
20who applies for a license and satisfies all of the following requirements:
SB450,9,2121 a. The applicant is at least 18 years old.
SB450,9,2222 b. The applicant pays the required fee.
SB450,9,2423 c. The applicant provides proof that he or she has, in the 36 months preceding
24the application date, completed coursework approved by the department on

1bloodborne pathogens, the prevention of disease transmission, infection control, and
2aseptic technique.
SB450,10,43 d. The applicant provides proof that he or she has at least 200 hours of
4experience gained under the supervision of one or more licensed body piercers.
SB450,10,65 2. The requirements under subd. 1. c. and d. do not apply to an individual who
6possessed a body-piercer license under s. 252.24 (3), 2011 stats., on April 1, 2015.
SB450,10,127 3. The department or local health department may waive the requirements
8under subd. 1. c. and d. for an applicant who provides evidence to the department or
9local health department that he or she is licensed, certified, or registered as a body
10piercer in another jurisdiction that has standards for licensure, certification, or
11registration that meet or exceed the requirements under subd. 1. and that he or she
12is in good standing in that jurisdiction.
SB450,10,1913 4. The department or a local health department may grant a training license
14to an applicant who satisfies the requirements under subd. 1. a. to c. and provides
15to the department or local health department a signed letter from a body piercer
16licensed under subd. 1. that the applicant will be training in one or more
17body-piercing establishments licensed under sub. (3g) (b) with one or more body
18piercers who are licensed under subd. 1. in order to achieve the experience
19requirement under subd. 1. d.
SB450,10,2420 (d) Term and renewal of license. 1. Except as provided in sub. (3m), a license
21issued under par. (c) 1. or 4. is valid until the next June 30, except that, if the license
22is issued between April 1 and June 30, the initial license is valid until June 30 of the
23following year. A license renewed under subd. 2. is valid for one year from the
24expiration date.
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12. A person may renew a license issued under par. (c) 1. or 4. by submitting to
2the department or a local health department a renewal application; the required fee;
3and proof of having completed, in the 36 months preceding the renewal date,
4coursework approved by the department on bloodborne pathogens, the prevention of
5disease transmission, infection control, and aseptic technique.
SB450,11,66 3. A license issued under par. (c) 4. may only be renewed once.
SB450,11,9 7(3g) Body-piercing establishments. (a) Operation. No person may operate
8a body-piercing establishment unless the body-piercing establishment is licensed
9under par. (b) by the department or by a local health department.
SB450,11,1210 (b) Requirements for license. The department or a local health department may
11grant a license to operate a body-piercing establishment to an applicant who applies
12for a license if all of the following requirements are satisfied:
SB450,11,1613 1. The applicant provides a description of the body-piercing establishment,
14including the names of all owners and operators, the location of the body-piercing
15establishment, and any other information required by the department or the local
16health department.
SB450,11,1717 2. The applicant pays the required fee.
SB450,11,2018 3. The department or a local health department conducts an inspection of the
19body-piercing establishment to ensure that the body-piercing establishment meets
20the requirements under this section.
SB450,11,2521 (c) Term and renewal of license. 1. Except as provided in sub. (3m), a license
22issued under par. (b) is valid until the next June 30, except that, if the license is
23issued between April 1 and June 30, the license is valid until June 30 of the following
24year. A license renewed under subd. 2. is valid for one year following the expiration
25date.
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12. A person may renew a license issued under par. (b) by submitting a renewal
2application to the department or a local health department with the required fee.
SB450,12,5 3(3m) Discipline against license holders. (a) The department or a local health
4department may take any of the following actions against a person holding a license
5under sub. (3c) or (3g) for any of the reasons specified in par. (b) or (c):
SB450,12,66 1. Refuse to renew a license.
SB450,12,77 2. Suspend a license for a period not exceeding one year.
SB450,12,88 3. Revoke a license.
SB450,12,119 (b) The department or a local health department may take action under par.
10(a) against a person holding a license issued under sub. (3c) for any of the following
11reasons:
SB450,12,1212 1. The person fails to keep patron records, as required under sub. (3r).
SB450,12,1513 2. Any violation of, or any failure to comply with a requirement of, this section
14or s. 252.245 or rules, regulations, or ordinances promulgated, adopted, or enacted
15under this section or s. 252.245.
SB450,12,1816 (c) The department or a local health department may take action under par. (a)
17against a person holding a license issued under sub. (3g) for any of the following
18reasons:
SB450,12,2019 1. The person fails to ensure that patron records are kept, as required under
20sub. (3r).
SB450,12,2121 2. A failure to permit an inspection.
SB450,12,2322 3. There is evidence that unlicensed individuals have performed body piercing
23in a body-piercing establishment.
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14. Any other reason, as determined by the department or local health
2department, relating to the sanitary or safety conditions of a body-piercing
3establishment.
SB450,13,64 5. Any violation of, or any failure to comply with a requirement of, this section
5or s. 252.245 or rules, regulations, or ordinances promulgated, adopted, or enacted
6under this section or s. 252.245.
SB450,13,11 7(3r) Records. Every body piercer shall keep a record of each patron served by
8the body piercer at a body-piercing establishment. A patron's record shall include
9the patron's name, address, documentation of the patron's age and consent, the name
10of the body piercer, and any adverse effects that arose while piercing the body of the
11patron. A patron's record shall be retained for a minimum of 2 years.
SB450,13 12Section 13. 252.24 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB450,13,1913 252.24 (4) (a) Except as provided in ss. 250.041 and 252.241 and subject to sub.
14(4m), standards and procedures, including fee payment to offset the cost of licensing
15body piercers and body-piercing establishments, for the annual issuance of licenses
16as body piercers or as body-piercing establishments to applicants under this section.
17The department may not promulgate a rule under which the department may charge
18an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee waiver program under s. 45.44 a fee
19to obtain a license under sub. (3) (3c) or (3g).
SB450,14 20Section 14. 252.24 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB450,14,421 252.24 (4m) Military experience. Any relevant education, training,
22instruction, or other experience that an applicant has obtained in connection with
23military service, as defined in s. 111.32 (12g), counts toward satisfying standards
24related to education, training, instruction, or other experience for issuing a license
25as a body piercer if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of the department

1or local health department that the education, training, instruction, or other
2experience that the applicant obtained in connection with his or her military service
3is substantially equivalent to the education, training, instruction, or other
4experience that is required for the issuance of a license for a body piercer.
SB450,15 5Section 15. 252.241 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB450,14,106 252.241 (1) Except as provided in sub. (1m), the department shall require each
7applicant to provide the department with the applicant's social security number, if
8the applicant is an individual, or the applicant's federal employer identification
9number, if the applicant is not an individual, as a condition of issuing or renewing
10a license under s. 252.23 (2) (3c) or (4) (a) (3g) or 252.24 (2) (3c) or (4) (a) (3g).
SB450,16 11Section 16. 252.245 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB450,14,2312 252.245 (9) The department shall promulgate rules establishing state fees for
13its costs related to setting standards under ss. 252.23 and 252.24 and monitoring and
14evaluating the activities of, and providing education and training to, agent local
15health departments. The department may not promulgate a rule under which a local
16health department may charge an individual who is eligible for the veterans fee
17waiver program under s. 45.44 a state fee to obtain a license under s. 252.23 (3) (3c)
18or (3g)
or 252.24 (3) (3c) or (3g). Agent local health departments shall include the
19state fees in the license fees established under sub. (4), collect the state fees and
20reimburse the department for the state fees collected. For tattooists or tattoo
21establishments and for body piercers or body-piercing establishments, the state fee
22may not exceed 20% 20 percent of the license fees established under s. 252.23 (4) (a)
23or 252.24 (4) (a).
SB450,17 24Section 17. Effective date.
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1(1) This act takes effect on April 1, 2015.
SB450,15,22 (End)
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