§ 8-140. Maintenance of stencils

No stencil, whether new or used, shall be retained in a manner available for use in any tattooing operation unless it has been pre-cleaned and disinfected in the following manner:

(a) Each stencil must be pre-cleaned by being scrubbed with soap and brush to the extent necessary to remove all accumulations of carbon and Vaseline in the etched grooves of the stencil.

(b) Each stencil, after being pre-cleaned and dried, must be disinfected by being soaked, design-cut side down, in a closed container of seventy (70) per cent alcohol for not less than thirty (30) minutes at room temperature.

(c) Each stencil, after being disinfected, shall be air dried for not less than thirty (30) minutes by being suspended in a manner exposing both sides to the air and, thereafter, shall be stored for next use in a clean envelope.

(Ord. No. 97-16, § 1, 6-2-97)