H.F. 33 Section 1. NEW SECTION . 135.37B Body piercing —— minors. 1 1. For the purposes of this section: 2 a. “Body piercing” means a hole, mark, or scar in the skin 3 of a person made through the act of penetrating the skin. 4 b. “Minor” means an unmarried person who is under the age 5 of eighteen years. 6 2. A minor shall not obtain a body piercing and a person 7 shall not provide a body piercing to a minor, except in an ear 8 lobe, without receiving prior consent from the minor’s parent, 9 guardian, or legal custodian. 10 3. The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 17A 11 necessary to administer this section. 12 EXPLANATION 13 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 14 the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly. 15 This bill prohibits a minor from receiving and a person from 16 providing to a minor, a body piercing, except in an ear lobe, 17 without prior consent from the minor’s parent, guardian, or 18 legal custodian. For purposes of the bill, “body piercing” 19 means a hole, mark, or scar in the skin of a person made through 20 the act of penetrating the skin, and a “minor” is an unmarried 21 person who is under the age of 18 years. A person who knowingly 22 violates the bill is guilty of a simple misdemeanor, which 23 results in a fine of between $65 and $625, imprisonment of up 24 to 30 days, or both. 25 -1- LSB 1214YH (2) 87 tr/nh 1/ 1