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f Sterilization,Sanitation and Safety Standards June 301998 (v) PURCHASED PRE-STERILIZED means instruments or procedure set- ups that are sold individually packaged and sterilized. Each package shall have an auditable sterilization lot number from a sterilization facility. (w) REGISTRATION means the applicant has complied with all the requirements of the LEA and has received a Certificate of Registration. (x) SANITIZATION means effective bactericidal and virucidal treatment of clean equipment surfaces by a process that has been approved by the LEA as being effective in destroying pathogens. It is not the same as sterilization. (y) STERILIZATION means the destruction of all living organisms including spores. (z) TATTOOING means inserting pigment under the surface of the skin by pricking with a needle or otherwise,to permanently change the color or appearance of the skin or to produce an indelible mark or figure visible through the skin. This includes but is not limited to,eyeliner, lip color, camouflage, stencil designs and free hand designs. (aa) TATTOOIST means any person who is registered with the LEA to apply tattoos. (bb) WORKSTATION means an area that is set up to perform tattooing, permanent cosmetics or body piercing. A workstation can be a separate room or an area that can be screened to insure privacy when performing nipple,genital or other discretionary area tattooing or piercing. II. Rights of the Enforcement Officer Enforcement Officers are charged with the enforcement of all provisions of these standards,and all standards adopted pursuant to it. The Enforcement Officer may enter, inspect,impound,copy records,and secure any samples, photographs,or other evidence from any tattoo,permanent cosmetic or body piercing shop,or any facility suspected of being a tattoo,permanent cosmetic or body piercing shop, for the purpose of enforcing these standards. III. Certificate Of Registration No person shall perform tattooing,application of permanent cosmetics,or body piercing unless such a person is registered with the LEA to perform tattooing,permanent cosmetics,or body piercing. Upon completion of all the requirements of registration,the candidate will receive a Tattooist, Body Piercer, or Permanent Cosmetics Technician Certificate of Registration. A physician and surgeon licensed under Chapter 5 (commencing with sec.2000 of Division 2)or a person engaged in the piercing of the leading edge or earlobe of the ears only is exempt from registration requirements. IV. Registration Requirements and Procedures Applicant must be at least eighteen(18)years of age at the time of application,and shall: 3