Sec. 19a-92g. Body piercing.
Sec. 19a-92g. Body piercing. (a) No person may perform body piercing on an
unemancipated minor under eighteen years of age without the written permission of the
minor's parent. For purposes of this subsection, "body piercing" means piercing or
creating a channel through any part of the body other than the ear lobe for the purpose
of inserting a decorative object, and "ear lobe" means the lower portion of the auricle
having no cartilage.
(b) Any municipal health authority established under chapter 368e and any district
department of health established under chapter 368f may, within its available resources,
enforce the provisions of this section.
(June Sp. Sess. P.A. 99-2, S. 11.)
History: (Revisor's note: References in Subsec. (b) to "chapter 368c" and "section 368f" were changed editorially by
the Revisors to "chapter 368e" and "chapter 368f", respectively, for accuracy).