Louisiana Tattoo Laws

A. It is unlawful for any person to tattoo or body pierce any other person under the age of eighteen without the consent of an accompanying parent or tutor of such person.

B. It is unlawful for any business entity to pierce the body of any person under the age of eighteen without the consent of a parent or legal custodian of such person.

C. Whoever is found guilty of violating the provisions of this Section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or be imprisoned for not less than thirty days nor more than one year, or both.

HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES

2004 Main Volume

Acts 1997, No. 684, in the section heading, inserted "and body piercing" following "Tattooing", and in the first sentence of the text, inserted "or body pierce" following "tattoo" and substituted "an accompanying parent or tutor" for "the parents" following "consent of".

Acts 1997, No. 743, in the section heading, inserted "and body piercing of" following "Tattooing" and added "; prohibition" to the end; designated the first sentence of the former text as subsec. A; added subsec. B, prohibiting body piercing of minors; and designated the second sentence of the former text as subsec. C.

Acts 1997, No. 684 and Acts 1997, No. 743 amended this section. Pursuant to the statutory revision authority of the Louisiana State Law Institute, the amendments were merged by printing the section heading and text of this section as set forth in Acts 1997, No. 743, and in subsec. A, inserting "or body pierce" following "tattoo" and substituting "an accompanying parent or tutor" for "the parents" following "consent of".