6311 - Tattooing and body piercing.

     § 6311.  Tattooing and body piercing.        (a)  Tattooing.--A person commits an offense if he tattoos     any person under the age of 18 years without the parent or     guardian of such person giving consent for the tattooing of the     person and being present at the time of the tattooing of the     person.        (b)  Body piercing.--A person commits an offense if for     compensation he punctures a part of the body of any person under     the age of 18 years with the intent to create a permanent hole     for cosmetic purposes without the parent or guardian of such     person giving consent for the piercing of the person and being     present at the time of the piercing of the person.        (c)  Grading.--A person who commits an offense under this     section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree for     the first offense. A person who commits a second or subsequent     offense under this section within one year of the preceding     offense commits a misdemeanor of the second degree.     (May 21, 2004, P.L.232, No.36, eff. 60 days)