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1 , Sterilization,Sanitation and Safety Standards June 301998 (j) FACILITY means any room, shop, space or vehicle where tattooing, permanent cosmetics or body piercing is performed. (k) INSTRUMENT means tattooing, permanent cosmetics or body piercing equipment. Such equipment includes, but is not limited to needles,needle bars, needle tubes, forceps, hemostats, tweezers, pliers,or other implements used to insert pigment, pierce, puncture, or be inserted into any part of the human body for the intended purpose of making a tattoo or permanent hole. Such equipment also includes studs, hoops, rings,or other decorative jewelry,materials or apparatuses inserted into any part of the body for the intended purpose of placement in a hole resulting from piercing. (1) LOCAL,ENFORCEMENT AGENCY(LEA)means the local department of health or environmental health responsible for enforcing these standards. (m) MINOR means any person under the age of 18(eighteen)years. (n) OWNER means and includes every person having ownership,control or custody of any place of business or employment. (o) PERMANENT COSMETICS means the application of pigments to or under the skin of human a human being for the purpose of permanently changing the color or other appearance of the skin. This includes, but is not limited to,permanent eyeliner,eye shadow,or lip color. (p) PERMANENT COSMETICS TECHNICIAN means a perm who is registered with the LEA to apply permanent cosmetics. PERMANENT HOLE means a hole produced by piercing or puncturing any part of the body,with instruments intended to leave an opening in body tissue(s)into which an appropriate device or apparatus may be inserted. Permanent hole would include any body part newly pierced or punctured which is undergoing a healing process;and,any piercing whether or not removal of a device or apparatus from the perforation would result in fusing or healing of the tissue or skin structures. (r) PERMIT means written approval by the LEA to operate a tattoo, permanent cosmetics or body piercing facility. Approval is given in accordance with these standards,and is separate from any other licensing requirements that may exist within the local jurisdiction. (s}' PIERCING DEVICE means any device used for the creation of an opening in the human body for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration. PIERCING GUN means a handheld tool that shall be used exclusively for piercing the ear, into which single use pre-sterilized studs and clutches are placed and inserted into the ear by hand squeezed or spring loaded action to create a permanent hole. The tool must be made of plastic, stainless steel or other material that is able to be disinfected. (u) PROCEDURE AREA means the immediate area where instruments and supplies are placed during a procedure. i 2