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 May 29 2007, 11:46 PM
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Hey everyone..
well Im sure this may very from state to state (and Im sure it does country to country) but I have searched some of my states .gov site and am unable to find where or how I will eventually become licensed so does anyone have any info on how I would go about this? I mean I am not prepared at the moment, but I would like to hve some idea for the future I live in Michigan, (USA) just incase that matters :D thanks in advance! -------------------- No forgiveness for my sins, I preffer punishment
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May 30 2007, 08:27 AM
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Check your local department of health and human services. they should be able to direct you.
-------------------- james
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May 30 2007, 09:20 AM
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thanks man.. I will look into it!
-------------------- No forgiveness for my sins, I preffer punishment
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May 30 2007, 09:26 AM
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This link has the laws for every state,
http://tattoojoy.com/tattoo_laws/united_states.php |
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May 30 2007, 09:38 AM
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thanks man.. that is exactly what I found.. But it says nothing about having to be licensed..
Like I myself don't have to be licensed.. the tattoo shop I work in (or open) has to be licensed.. is that how it is everywhere? I was under the assumption that I had to be livensed myself not just the shop.. -------------------- No forgiveness for my sins, I preffer punishment
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May 30 2007, 09:40 AM
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Every state is differant. Usually the shop has to be licensed by the health dept. and you will need to have a tax id number from the state to start your own business.
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May 30 2007, 02:40 PM
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in california the shop needs to be licenced by the dept. of health...you as an artist are supposed to go to a class so you are aware of blood bourne pathogens and other potential things that you may come into contact with while tattooing...however i dont believe that it is required...but you can never be to careful....
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May 30 2007, 02:56 PM
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The laws here in Arkansas have recently changed (otherwise I would be finishing up my apprenticeship right now). There are only certain shops in the state that can perform apprenticeships (now called artist training). At the time of the law change, any shop wishing to do training had to pay out $25,000 to be certified to teach. The health dept. is still involved but the training is regulated by a division of the Dept. of Education.
-------------------- Heroes are for those who lack imagination and confidence.
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May 30 2007, 02:57 PM
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Also, in Missouri to get a license you just have to fill out an application and send in $75. If approved, you're licensed for 2 years.
-------------------- Heroes are for those who lack imagination and confidence.
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May 30 2007, 11:28 PM
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holy crap... what shop would pay 25,000 to be able to teach?
I mean unless they were going to charge a couple grand to appretice.. wow.. that sucks -------------------- No forgiveness for my sins, I preffer punishment
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May 31 2007, 04:16 AM
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That's the thing, they charge for the training. The cheapest I have found is $9000 and I've heard some shops are charging up to $16,000+. Greedy bastards!
-------------------- Heroes are for those who lack imagination and confidence.
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May 31 2007, 04:22 AM
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while the charges are retardedly high, it's kind of that way for a reason...seperates those who REALLLLY wanna tattoo from those who don't.
Here in Oregon, i've found a couple for $6000-$8000. If they didn't charge super high ammounts, the market would be flooded with tattooist...blah blah blah...and in the end, they probably couldn't make a decent living at it due to the overflooded market. Too many tattooists = pricing dropping ...in the long run, the only ones who could stick that out, are ones that could afford to tattoo for minimum wage. That's no good. It is expensive, but, it's just payin dues. :D -------------------- If I was a woman, i'd be so rich and full of diseases.
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May 31 2007, 10:38 AM
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You guys all owe jason and me 8000 thousand each. ;D
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May 31 2007, 01:48 PM
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while the charges are retardedly high, it's kind of that way for a reason...seperates those who REALLLLY wanna tattoo from those who don't. Here in Oregon, i've found a couple for $6000-$8000. If they didn't charge super high ammounts, the market would be flooded with tattooist...blah blah blah...and in the end, they probably couldn't make a decent living at it due to the overflooded market. Too many tattooists = pricing dropping ...in the long run, the only ones who could stick that out, are ones that could afford to tattoo for minimum wage. That's no good. It is expensive, but, it's just payin dues. :D Actually, before the law change here, it was still high but it did come down to greed. If the artists don't want to flood the market and the state says you have to apprentice, all they have to do is refuse not to teach someone. The first person I asked for an apprenticeship told me $5000 and when I asked him why I had to pay, he told me that it showed commitment. I simply looked at him and asked him "Wasn't me selling my car to buy my equipment enough of a sign?" So there for, in my eyes, the money is there because of greed. -------------------- Heroes are for those who lack imagination and confidence.
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May 31 2007, 03:10 PM
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I looked and the regs. on that site are out of date for VA. Look here for new VA regs. http://www.dpor.virginia.gov/dporweb/tat_regs.pdf
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May 31 2007, 05:04 PM
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Yeah your right, thanks for letting me know. I dont think all states on that site are out of date but virginia def is.
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Jun 1 2007, 01:19 AM
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$8000... each!!!!. ... Alright... where do I mail the checks??
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Jun 11 2007, 02:41 PM
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in california?
-------------------- www.freewebs.com/churchtattoo
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Jun 11 2007, 06:05 PM
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-------------------- No forgiveness for my sins, I preffer punishment
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Jun 14 2007, 10:55 PM
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ok you guys are awesome, and i'm horrible with legal terms especially when the try and put numbers to seperate paragraphs down next to numbers of time frames and shit... its confusing as fuck...
can someone PLEEEEEASE translage Pennsylvania's for me... i've read several other states and their simple to understand and read but PA has to be a load of shit and type things up all funky v.v; -------------------- |
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