Report Title:

Tanning Facilities; Minors

 

Description:

Prohibits an owner, employee, or operator of a tanning facility from providing tanning services to persons under 18 years of age.

 


HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

653

TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2009

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT


 

 

relating to tanning.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Chapter 321, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

     "§321-      Tanning facilities; minors prohibited.  (a)  No owner, employee, or operator of a tanning facility shall allow a minor under eighteen years of age to use a tanning device unless the minor’s parent or legal guardian provides written consent on the premises of the tanning facility and in the presence of an owner, employee, or operator of the tanning facility.

     (b)  The owner, employee, or operator of a tanning facility shall require appropriate documentation including a government-issued form of identification to verify the person is not less than eighteen years of age before allowing the person access to a tanning device.

     (c)  The director of health may impose on a person who violates this section:

(1)  For a first violation, a fine not to exceed $250;

(2)  For a second violation, a fine not to exceed $500; and

(3)  For each subsequent violation, a fine not to exceed $1,000.

     (d)  The director of health may adopt rules in accordance with chapter 92 to implement this section.

     (e)  As used in this section:

     "Tanning device" means any equipment that emits radiation used for tanning of the skin, including sunlamps, tanning booths, or tanning beds.

     "Tanning facility" means any place where a tanning device is used for a fee, membership dues, or other compensation."

     SECTION 2.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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