The director of health for any town, city, borough or district department of health, or the director's authorized representative, may, on an annual basis, inspect establishments where tattooing is practiced within the director's jurisdiction regarding the establishments' sanitary condition. The director of health, or the director's authorized representative, shall have full power to enter and inspect any such tattoo establishment during usual business hours. If any establishment, upon such inspection, is found to be in an unsanitary condition, the director of health shall make written order that such establishment be placed in a sanitary condition. The director of health may collect from the operator of any such establishment a reasonable fee, not to exceed one hundred dollars, for the cost of conducting an inspection of such establishment pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding any municipal charter, home rule ordinance or special act, any fee collected by the director of health pursuant to this section shall be used by the town, city, borough or district department of health for conducting inspections pursuant to this section.
(P.A. 13-234, S. 136.)