Pounded Ink – News

County Looks To Soften Blow Of $500 Tattoo License Fee
By Dennis Pelham
Published : September 18, 2009
ADRIAN, MI – County health officials are looking at ways to soften a license fee blow to local tattoo and body art businesses.
Tattoo and body piercing parlors have been licensed and inspected by the Lenawee County Health Department for years [...]

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Stress Linked To Tattoos And Body Piercings
By Cheryl Critchley
Published : September 15, 2009
Some people who get tattooed or pierced are anxious and stressed, research suggests.
But a leading body-art practitioner says most people who modify their bodies do so for the right reasons.
A University of Newcastle study surveyed 115 tattoo convention participants, body modification fans and [...]

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California Bill Would Tighten Rules On Tattoos, Piercing
By Susan Ferriss
Published : September 9, 2009
Tattoos were once a standard way for a guy to thumb his forearm at authority.
But veteran tattoo artist Courtney McIntyre says more authority may be what’s needed to better protect customers of the expanding body-art industry.
He’s in favor of a bill approved [...]

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Three Suspected Of Drug Offenses At Tattoo And Piercing Shop
Published : September 2, 2009
FALLBROOK  – The owner of a tattoo parlor and body-piercing shop and two other people were arrested Tuesday on various drug charges, a sheriff’s sergeant said.
After receiving a tip that people were using drugs there, deputies entered Main Street Tattoo and Got [...]

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Lawmaker Aims To Tighten Body Piercing Rules
By Dawn Hasbrouck
Published : July 19. 2009
BOSTON, MA – A Massachusetts lawmaker wants the human body piercing industry to be better regulated statewide.
State Rep. Bruce Ayers, a Democrat who covers Quincy and Randolph, is proposing legislation that would, among other things, have the State Department of Public Health make [...]

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Body Modification Can Improve Sex
By Rebecca Ammon
Published – July 10, 2009
Body modification is done for a variety of reasons: art, decoration, enhancement, change, and sometimes necessity. I’m a fan of all types of body art, piercing, and plastic surgery, but any modification can be over done.
Many women, including myself, have breast enhancements. Most people I’ve [...]

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Illegal Bellybutton Piercings In Mall Parking Lot
By Mike Gaffney
Published : June 26, 2009
BEVERLY, MA – Two teenagers were hospitalized for possible stomach infections after receiving body piercings from an unlicensed vendor outside Square One Mall.
Patrolman John Naglieri responded to the Square One Mall around 7:30 p.m. Monday for a report of suspicious activity in the [...]

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Publicity Worries Tattoo Shop Owner
By Edward Lewis
Published : June 25, 2009
EDWARDSVILLE, PA – Dragons Den owner Shannon Cragle has operated a colorful tattoo and piercing business for 16 years in the Wyoming Valley, with the last eight years on Main Street in Edwardsville.
Dragon’s Den tattoo shop owner Shannon Cragle fired his employee after learning Wednesday [...]

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Body Art Studios Soon May Face Regulations
By Debbie Bell
Published : June 19, 2009
FREMONT COUNTY, CO – Commissioners to consider resolution at June 30 meeting.
Local body art studios soon could face regulations requiring licensing and inspection by the county.
The Fremont County Commissioners will consider formally adopting a resolution at the June 30 meeting of the County [...]

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Reaction To Mercer County Ban On Tattoos And Body Piercings
Published : June 15, 2009
MERCER COUNTY, IA – Tattoos and body piercings tend to generate strong opinions. Now, one local county is banning them altogether.
The Mercer County Health Department recommended the ordinance after state lawmakers passed the Tattoo and Body Piercing Act. Health officials say the [...]

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