AB 300 by Assembly Member Fiona Ma establishes clear standards
for the tattoo, piercing and permanent cosmetics industry in
California.
AB 300 establishes a clear scope of local authority, clear
requirements for registration of body art practitioners and
consistent enforcement of mobile and fixed body art sites. The
bill also protects consumers through informed consent
requirements and promotes the public’s health through strong
provisions requiring body art practitioners, as a provision of
registration, to complete courses on the transmission of blood
borne pathogens and first aid.
This measure is needed because counties cannot currently regulate
the body art industry in any way, even when responding to
complaints. Furthermore, by requiring practitioners to follow
clear standards and guidelines, AB 300 will serve a clear public
health purpose.
