1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to body art; imposing penalties for performing body art or operating 
1.3 	a body art establishment without a license; proposing coding for new law in 
1.4 	Minnesota Statutes, chapter 146B.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. [146B.11] PENALTIES.
1.7 	(a) Except as provided in section 146B.03, subdivision 3, a person who performs 
1.8 	body art without a valid technician license issued by the commissioner under this chapter 
1.9 	shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
1.10 	(b) Except as permitted under section 146B.02, subdivision 8 or 9, if a person acting 
1.11 	individually or jointly with any other person maintains, owns, or operates a body art 
1.12 	establishment in the state without an establishment license issued by the commissioner 
1.13 	under this chapter, the district court on application of the commissioner may issue an 
1.14 	injunction or other appropriate order for the person to cease operation of the establishment.
1.15 	(c) The commissioner may impose, for each violation, a civil penalty not exceeding 
1.16 	$10,000 that deprives the person of any economic advantage gained by the violation and 
1.17 	that reimburses the department for costs of the investigation.