(a) With the exception of a temporary demonstration booth and a mobile site, as specified in Sections 119317 and 119318, a body art facility shall comply with all of the following:
(1) Have floors, walls, and ceilings that are smooth, free of open holes, and washable.
(2) Be free of insect and rodent infestation.
(3) Be separate from any residential areas used for sleeping, bathing, or meal preparation. A body art facility associated with a residential dwelling shall have a separate entrance and toilet facility, and shall not have a door allowing direct access between the body art facility and the residential dwelling.
(b) Procedure areas in a body art facility shall meet all of the following standards:
(1) Be equipped with a light source that provides adequate light at the procedure area.
(2) Be separated, by a wall or ceiling-to-floor partition, from nail and hair activities.
(3) Be equipped with a sink supplied with hot and cold running water, containerized liquid soap, and single-use paper towels that are dispensed from a wall-mounted, touchless dispenser that is accessible to the practitioner.
(c) Decontamination and sanitation areas within a body art facility shall meet all of the following requirements:
(1) Be separated from procedure areas by a space of at least five feet or by a cleanable barrier.
(2) Be equipped with a sink, hot and cold running water, liquid soap in a wall-mounted dispenser, and single-use paper towels dispensed from a wall-mounted, touchless dispenser that is readily accessible to the practitioner.
(d) Each procedure area and decontamination and sterilization area shall have lined waste containers.
(e) Each procedure area and decontamination and sterilization area shall have a container for the disposal of sharps waste that meets the following requirements:
(1) The sharps waste container shall be portable, if portability is necessary to ensure that the sharps waste container is within arm’s reach of the practitioner.
(2) The sharps waste container shall be labeled with the words “sharps waste” or with the international biohazard symbol and the word “BIOHAZARD.”
(3) All sharps waste produced during the process of tattooing, body piercing, or the application of permanent cosmetics shall be disposed by either of the following methods:
(A) Removal and disposal by a company, or removal and transportation through a mail-back system approved by the department pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 118245.
(B) As solid waste, after being disinfected by a method approved by the department pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 118215.
(f) No animals shall be allowed in the procedure area or the decontamination and sterilization area.