Please Note: The following summaries of legislation enacted during the 2004 Legislative Session were prepared by the Legal Services Division Staff for internal use by the Legislative Service Office.

This report is not an official publication of the Wyoming Legislature and does not purport to be an official statement of legislative intent concerning any measure enacted by the Legislature.

The bill summaries contained in this report were prepared as an aid to locating enacted legislation and as a brief recap of the major provisions of each bill. While the information provided in these summaries is accurate, the summaries are not intended as a detailed abstract and reference should be made to the enacted bills for more complete information.

Bill No.: HB0013 Drafter: KMS

LSO No.: 04LSO-0139.E2 Effective Date: 7/1/2004

Enrolled Act No.: HEA0036

Chapter No.: 47

Prime Sponsor: Representative Simpson

Catch Title: Body art-parental consent.

Subject: Amends provision relating to tattooing of minors to include all forms of body-art.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Current law prohibits tatooing of persons under the age of majority unless the person's parent or legal guardian consents. Violations are punished as a misdemeanor.

· This bill:

· Amends the definition of "tattoo" to a more encompassing definition of "body-art";

· Defines "body-art" to include the practice of physical body adornment utilizing body piercing, branding, scarification, sculpting and tattooing;

· Defines each of the above "body-art" practices;

· Excludes practices of licensed medical physicians and piercing of the lobe of the ear by traditional means of stud-and-clasp ear piercing systems.