1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to health; prohibiting minors from receiving 
  1.3             a tattoo in certain circumstances; defining tattoo; 
  1.4             providing penalties; proposing coding for new law in 
  1.5             Minnesota Statutes, chapter 609. 
  1.6   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.7      Section 1.  [609.2246] [TATTOOS; MINORS.] 
  1.8      Subdivision 1.  [REQUIREMENTS.] No person under the age of 
  1.9   16 may receive a tattoo.  A person age 16 or 17 may receive a 
  1.10  tattoo if the person provides written parental consent.  The 
  1.11  consent must include both the custodial and noncustodial parent, 
  1.12  where applicable. 
  1.13     Subd. 2.  [DEFINITION.] For the purposes of this section, 
  1.14  "tattoo" means an indelible mark or figure fixed on the body by 
  1.15  insertion of pigment under the skin or by production of scars. 
  1.16     Subd. 3.  [PENALTY.] A person who provides a tattoo to a 
  1.17  minor in violation of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.