Tattoo Business Yourself

Laws and regulations covering tattooing are varied on a state by state basis.

If you wish to get a tattoo, or if you're considering going into the tattoo business yourself, it is wise to familiarize yourself with what is required in the state where you live.

One key point is that if you have received a tattoo license in one state, it is not necessarily valid in another state.

An unusual exception to state laws is that it is becoming a common practice for parents to take their teenagers to a nearby state where tattooing minors is legal with parental consent, even though they reside in a state where it cannot be done.

Crossing state borders in order to get a tattoo may appear extreme, but it happens quite frequently.

However, this has produced difficulties in some instances where school districts have implemented policies forbidding their students from having visible tattoos.