Brewster Trustees May Repeal Tattooing Ban

Brewster village trustees are considering repealing the village’s ban on tattoo parlors.

The current village law says:

The Village of Brewster Board of Trustees finds that, based upon the experience of other municipalities, including the City of New York, the process of tattooing involves certain health risks, including increases in serum hepatitis, increased risk of transmission of other disease and further involves increased risk to the public as a result of waste disposal. The Village of Brewster Board of Trustees also finds that it has been the experience of other municipalities that regulatory measures have proved ineffective in eliminating this health risk because of the inability to supervise tattooing establishments at all times. The Village of Brewster also lacks the resources and necessary personnel to provide continuous supervision of tattooing establishments on an ongoing basis. Accordingly, the Village of Brewster Board of Trustees finds that it is in the public interest of the people of the Village of Brewster to prohibit tattooing, except for medical purposes.

The board will hold a public hearing Wednesday at 7:30 PM or as soon thereafter as time permits for the purpose of obtaining public input regarding amendment to the Village Code, specifically; repealing Chapter 225 Tattooing. Text of the proposed amendment to Chapter 225 of the Village Code will be available to the general public in the Village Clerk’s office or online at www.brewstervillage-ny.gov at least 10, days in advance of the Public Hearing.

The Public Hearing will take place at Village Hall, 50 Main Street, Brewster, NY, at 7:30 P.M. Anyone wishing to be heard may do so as time permits. The Village of Brewster will make every effort to assure that the hearing is accessible to persons with disabilities. Anyone requiring special assistance and /or reasonable accommodations should contact the Village Clerk.