Bill No.: HB0063                  Drafter:  LGC

LSO No.:  10LSO-0200              Effective Date:  7/1/2010

Enrolled Act No.:  HEA0036

Chapter No.:

Prime Sponsor:     Representative Millin

Catch Title:       Tanning salons-minors.

Subject:            Regulation of the use of tanning booths.

Summary/Major Elements:

· The act provides that no one may allow a person under fifteen years old to use an ultraviolet tanning device unless the person's parent or legal guardian consents in writing and is present during the use of the device.

· The act provides that no one may allow a person between fifteen and eighteen years old to use an ultraviolet tanning device unless the person's parent or legal guardian consents in writing.

· The act specifies that standard forms of identification may be relied upon for proof of age.

· Violation of the act is a misdemeanor punishable by a $250 fine.

· The act defines ultraviolet tanning devices as equipment that emits electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in the air between 200 and 400 nanometers used for tanning of the skin.