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rf!~mNAtU .~ . AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL SECTION 24-3 AND ADOPT NEW SECTIONS 3-300 THROUGH 3-305 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF PORTSMOUTH, RELATED TO TATTOOING AND BODY ART. BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia: I. That Section 24-3 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia (1988)) is REPEALED. 2. That a new Article VI in Chapter 3, consisting of new sections 3-300 through 3-305, is ADOPTED to read as follows. CHAPTER 3: AMUSEMENTS Article VI: Body Art Sec. 3-300. Definitions. For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall be construed as follows: Body art: body piercing and/or tattooing. Body artist: person who practices body art. . Body art studio: a place in which a person offers, works, or practices as a body artist. Body art studio operator: a person who controls, operates, conducts, or manages a body art studio. Body art studio owner: a person who serves as the body art studio's proprietor and ensures the continuous presence of someone who is responsible for monitoring and managing all establishment operations and who is authorized to take actions to ensure compliance with the regulations. Body piercing: the act of penetrating a person's skin to make a hole into or through which an item of jewelry or some other decorative article may be inserted and/or mounted so as to be visible above the skin. Body piercing does not include the use of a mechanized, pre-sterilized ear-piercing system that penetrates the outer perimeter or lobe of a person's ear or both, nor does it include any medical procedure engaged in by a Virginia-licensed physician or a health care professional under the direct supervision of a Virginia-licensed physician or by a registered nurse or other medical services personnel licensed pursuant to Title 54.! of the Code of Virginia in the performance of their duties. Body piercer: a person who performs body piercing for compensation. . Body piercing studio: a place in which a person offers, works, or practices as a body piercer.