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Lawmakers are looking to put restrictions on tattoos and body piercings, Senator Terry Wanzek is asking to make it illegal for someone to tattoo or body pierce a minor unless they’re accompanied by a parent.

His proposal would make it a Class B misdemeanor if the law is broken. Justin Marter with “Michael Jays,” a tattoo and body piercing clinic, says a minor is never given a tattoo without a parent’s consent.

He says Wanzek’ bill is good but it doesn’t go far enough. Marter says the biggest concern is where tattooing is done.

(Justin Marter, Michael Jays) “Tattooing and piercing is very popular. However if you take the tattooing and piercing away from the minors there are plenty untrained, people who do practices out of homes, garages. The problem being there in lies the health issues.”

Marter says their business only pierces ear lobes on 16 and under girls and boys. But he says, the problem is teens are piercing the cartilage portion of their ears themselves. This bill would also make it a crime to sell or provide materials for tattooing or body piercing to a minor.

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