• We conduct routine sanitation/safety inspections of all shops that provide tattooing, piercing, and cosmetic makeup.
• We respond to and cease all operations at non-licensed shops when specific locations of these operations can be obtained.
• We issue and maintain records of all Certified Artists and Apprentices.
• We offer Bloodborne Pathogens training classes for body artists.

There are two ways to become a Philadelphia Certified Body Artist:

1. You can provide legal documentation (i.e. tax records, publication of your work) that you were practicing prior to 2002.
2. You can apprentice under a Philadelphia Certified Body Artist in a Philadelphia Certified Shop for the following designated time spans:
   • 3 years for tattooing (body and cosmetic makeup)
   • 1.5 years for body piercing

• Regulations Governing Operation and Conduct of Tattoo and Body Piercing Establishments