Sec. 08.13.210. - Health and sanitary conditions. - Alaska Statutes

(a) Health and sanitary conditions in shops and schools of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, esthetics, tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring, and body piercing shall be supervised by the Department of Environmental Conservation.

(b) The Department of Environmental Conservation shall conduct an annual inspection of each shop licensed for the practice of tattooing and permanent cosmetic coloring or for the practice of body piercing to ensure that the shop meets the department's standards of cleanliness and sanitation established under AS 44.46.020 . If the Department of Environmental Conservation determines that the shop is not in compliance with a regulation of the department, the department shall report the violation to the board and take appropriate action under its own regulations.