948.70 Tattooing of children.

WI Stat § 948.70 (2019) (N/A)
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948.70 Tattooing of children.

(1) In this section:

(a) “Physician" has the meaning given in s. 448.01 (5).

(b) “Tattoo" means to insert pigment under the surface of the skin of a person, by pricking with a needle or otherwise, so as to produce an indelible mark or figure through the skin.

(2) Subject to sub. (3), any person who tattoos or offers to tattoo a child is subject to a Class D forfeiture.

(3) Subsection (2) does not prohibit a physician from tattooing or offering to tattoo a child in the course of his or her professional practice.

History: 1991 a. 106.