Bill Text: NJ A940 | 2010-2011 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Prohibits application of certain temporary tattoos. *

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-2)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-06-21 - Received in the Senate, Referred to Senate Commerce Committee [A940 Detail]

Download: New_Jersey-2010-A940-Amended.html

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[First Reprint]

ASSEMBLY, No. 940

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

214th LEGISLATURE

 

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2010 SESSION

 

 

Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman  VALERIE VAINIERI HUTTLE

District 37 (Bergen)

Assemblywoman  CHARLOTTE VANDERVALK

District 39 (Bergen)

Assemblyman  JON M. BRAMNICK

District 21 (Essex, Morris, Somerset and Union)

Assemblyman  PAUL D. MORIARTY

District 4 (Camden and Gloucester)

Assemblywoman  NELLIE POU

District 35 (Bergen and Passaic)

 

Co-Sponsored by:

Assemblywoman Spencer and Assemblyman Johnson

 

 

 

 

SYNOPSIS

     Prohibits application of certain temporary tattoos.

 

CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT

     As reported by the Assembly Consumer Affairs Committee on June 17, 2010, with amendments.

  

An Act concerning certain temporary tattoos and supplementing Title 26 of the Revised Statutes.

 

     Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

 

     1.    As used in this act:

     "Body art establishment" means any place or premises, temporary or permanent in nature or location, where temporary tattoos are administered.

     "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Health and Senior Services.

     "Temporary tattoo" means a method of placing a design on the skin with a non-permanent substance.

 

     2.    No body art establishment engaged in administering temporary tattoos shall:

     a.     Apply any temporary ¹["black or blue henna"]¹ tattoo in which paraphenylenediamine is an ingredient ¹, including, but not limited to, black or blue henna¹;

     b.    Apply any temporary tattoo to the skin without first providing the consumer with a written notification form, in a manner to be established by the commissioner, advising the consumer of the potential risks of temporary tattoos.  The notification form required by this subsection shall be signed by the consumer prior to the application of any temporary tattoo; or

     c.     Knowingly apply a temporary tattoo to a minor under the age of 18 years without first obtaining the written permission of the minor's parent or legal guardian or, if neither exists, a person who stands in place of a parent.

 

     3.    A person who violates the provisions of section 2 of P.L.    , c.   (C.      ) (pending before the Legislature as this bill) shall be subject to the penalties established pursuant to section 10 of P.L.1947, c.177 (C.26:1A-10).

 

     4.    The commissioner shall, in consultation with the Public Health Council, adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.) and section 7 of P.L.1947, c.177 (C.26:1A-7), necessary to effectuate the provisions of this act.

 

     5.    This act shall take effect on the first day of the fourth month following enactment.