12/11/12- The Livingston County Department of Public Health will repeal a local ordinance that regulates body art establishments. At last nightâs regular meeting, the Livingston County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution to remove an ordinance that governs Permanent Makeup, Tattoo, and Body Art Businesses from the countyâs Sanitary Code. The ordinance was put into place in 2008, but was shorty followed by state legislation that includes similar regulations. With state legislation in place, the county has found the local regulations to be unnecessary. Diane McCormick, the Environmental Health Director with the LCDPH tells WHMI that the state legislation is much more comprehensive and uniform than what the county had in place. The LCDPH will still issue licenses and enforce rules for local body art establishments, but will no longer follow two sets of regulations to do so. Moving forward, body art businesses in the area will only have to meet the requirements of the state legislation in order to operate. (SO)
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