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An Act To Improve Health Standards in Piercing Procedures
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 32 MRSA §4321, sub-§2,  as enacted by PL 1997, c. 206, §1, is amended to read:
 
2. Body piercing.   "Body piercing" means the creation of an opening in the body of a human being for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration. This includes, but is not limited to, piercing of an ear, lip, tongue, nose or eyebrow. "Body piercing" does not, for the purpose of this chapter, include piercing an ear with a disposable, single-use stud or solid needle that is applied using a mechanical device to force the needle or stud through the ear.
 
SUMMARY
This bill includes in the laws concerning body piercing the piercing of an ear with a disposable, single-use stud or solid needle that is applied using a mechanical device to force the needle or stud through the ear.