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who is under age 18 for the purpose of obtaining for the individual under age 18 a tattooing service, body piercing service or ear piercing service preformed with an ear piercing gun or other equipment generally uscd to provide such procedures. (Penalty) CHAPTER 1730: DEFENSES TO VIOLATIONS A. An operator or employee of a business that performs tattooing services, body piercing services or ear piercing services performed with an ear piercing gun or other equipment generally used to provide such procedures may be found guilty of a violatiobn of Chapter 1710 or any federal, stated or local laws, rules or regulations in which age is an element of the provisions if: 1. The individual obtaining a tattooing service, body piercing service or ear piercing service performed with an ear piercing gun or other equipment generally used to provide such procedures at the time of so doing, exhibited to the operator or employee of the tattooing, body piercing or ear piercing business a driver's or commercial driver's license or an identification card issued under state law showing that the individual was then at least age 18; and 2. The operator or employee made a bona fide effort to ascertain the true age of the individual obtaining a tattooing, body piercing or ear piercing service by checking the identification presented, at the time of service, to ascertain that the description on the identification compared with the appearance of the individual and that the identification has not been altered in any way; and 3. The operator or employee had reason to believe that the individual obtaining a tattooing, body piercing or ear piercing service was at least age 18. B. In any action or proceeding before a court of record in which a defense is raised under this Ordinance, the Registrar of Motor Vehicles or the Registrar's Deputy who issued the driver's or commercial driver's license or an identification chard shall bc permittcd to submit certified copies of the records, in the Registrar's or Deputy's possession, of the issuance in lieu of the testimony of the personnel of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles at the hearing, action or proceeding. CHAPTER 1735: TRAINING STANDARDS, RECORDS, SAFETY AND SANITATION EQUIPMENT A. Each operator of a business that offers tattooing or body piercing services shall do all of the following: 1. Maintain procedures for ensuring that the individuals who perform tattooing or body piercing procedures are adequately trained to perform the procedures properly; and 2. With respect to tattooing services, maintain written records that include the color, manufacturer and lot number of each pigment used for each tattoo performed; and