REFERENCE TITLE: indoor tanning; age restriction

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-fourth Legislature

First Regular Session

2019

 

 

 

SB 1298

 

Introduced by

Senator Brophy McGee

 

 

AN ACT

 

Amending Title 36, chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding article 15; relating to public health.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 


Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 36, chapter 6, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding article 15, to read:

ARTICLE 15.  INDOOR TANNING

START_STATUTE36-799.  Definitions

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:

1.  "Tanning device":

(a)  Means any equipment that emits ultraviolet radiation used for tanning of the skin.

(b)  Includes a sunlamp, tanning booth or tanning bed that emits ultraviolet radiation and any accompanying equipment, including protective eyewear, timers and handrails.

(c)  Does not include a phototherapy device used to treat disease or injury under the direct or indirect supervision of a physician who is licensed in this state.

2.  "Tanning facility" means any place where a tanning device is used.

3.  "Ultraviolet radiation" means electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between two hundred and four hundred nanometers. END_STATUTE

START_STATUTE36-799.01.  Tanning facilities; restricted use for minors; signage; exemption

A.  A person who uses the services of a tanning facility shall present a government‑issued photo identification to prove that the person is at least sixteen years of age.

B.  An operator or employee of a tanning facility may not allow a person who is under sixteen years of age to use a tanning device.  An operator or employee of a tanning facility must obtain in‑person parental consent for any person who is sixteen or seventeen years of age before allowing the person to initially use a tanning device.

C.  A tanning facility shall post in a conspicuous location in the tanning facility a sign stating that only customers who are sixteen years of age and older may use a tanning device.

D.  This article does not prevent or restrict an individual from using a tanning device for personal use in the individual's private residence. END_STATUTE