Body Art Program

Butte County Environmental Health's (BCEH) Body Art Program is responsible for enforcing the California Safe Body Art Act in order to protect both body art practitioners and clients from the transmission of infectious diseases. Facilities that perform body art such as tattooing, permanent cosmetics, body piercing, and branding are permitted and inspected by Environmental Health Specialists. In addition to permitting body art facilities, BCEH also registers all body art practitioners.

Applications may be submitted by emailing the Environmental Health Division.

Facility Information

  1. Want To Open A Body Art Facility? (PDF)
  2. Facility Permit Application (PDF)

Community Events & Temporary Body Art Facilities

  1. Body Art Event Sponsor Application (PDF)
  2. Temporary Body Art Facility Application (PDF)

Facility Plan Check Information

  1. Body Art Facility Plan Check Resource Guide (PDF)
  2. Body Art Facility Plan Check Application (PDF)

Practitioner Information

  1. Registration Instructions (PDF)
  2. Practitioner Registration Application (PDF)
  3. Hepatitis B Declination Form (PDF)
  4. Approved Bloodborne Pathogens Trainings (PDF)

Safe Body Art

  1. Safe Body Art Act (PDF)
  2. Body Art Facility Infection Prevention and Control Plan (PDF)