CBC Newfoundland and Labrador - N.S. considers tattoo, piercing regulations

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Last updated Mar 20 2006 09:08 AM NST
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The Nova Scotia government is looking at whether tattoo parlours and piercing studios need to be regulated, while Newfoundland and Labrador reviews its own rules in the aftermath of a teen's death.

Currently in Nova Scotia tattoo artists and body piercers are not licensed, nor are their workplaces routinely inspected.

'It's a buyer beware system. There is no process for either self-regulation and licensing or government inspection,' said Dr. Robert Strang, the provincial medical officer of health."

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