§ 4104. Advisor appointees
(a)(1) The Secretary of State shall appoint:
(A) a professional in the field of public health and medicine from a list of persons provided by the Commissioner of Health; and
(B) two licensed operators who have been practicing tattooing and body piercing for at least the three years immediately preceding appointment and who shall actively be engaged in the practice of tattooing and body piercing in Vermont during incumbency.
(2) The appointees shall be appointed to serve as advisors in matters relating to tattooing, permanent cosmetics, and body piercing. The appointees shall be appointed as set forth in 3 V.S.A. § 129b.
(b) The Director shall seek the advice of the advisor appointees in carrying out the provisions of this chapter. The advisor appointees shall be entitled to compensation and necessary expenses as provided in 32 V.S.A. § 1010 for attendance at any meeting called by the Director for that purpose. (Added 1995, No. 79 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2001, No. 129 (Adj. Sess.), § 31, eff. June 13, 2002; 2007, No. 29, § 62; 2013, No. 27, § 46; 2013, No. 138 (Adj. Sess.), § 44; 2017, No. 48, § 29.)