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Old 01-04-2005, 08:00 PM   #11 (permalink)
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noooooooooooooo......not the point...so its fine for you ....so forget the rest of your industry..?
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Old 01-04-2005, 08:08 PM   #12 (permalink)
 
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This is fine with me 99% of our business is over 18 anyway
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It is not about age, are we able are we not able run our biz with someone else telling our custmores what to do . are we or are we not competent owners.
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Old 01-04-2005, 08:21 PM   #14 (permalink)
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I hope...we can form a council of tanning salon owners....who can help our industry....if we do not answer or fight back....we will die....how can we accept being hit everyday...and we do nothing to fight back.....this is not a good trend....does anyone have passion...about tanning? If you do ...what should we do...
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Old 01-04-2005, 08:51 PM   #15 (permalink)
 
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I don’t see what the big deal is all about. 14? Come on people. How many 14 year olds do you tan now? Not many if any. I’ve been open for 2 years and I’ve never even been asked to tan a 14 year old.

I live in a regulated state and I like it. Regulation helps keep us all on an even playing field. Those salons that break the law can end up paying for their recklessness in the way of fines or even being shut down. That’s a good thing if you ask me!

The laws in NC are strict when it comes to tanning. We are required to keep the beds in their original form. We can’t play with lamps or time for sure! We are also required to get parental consent when tanning anyone under the age of 18. They also just passed a law stating the we can’t tan anyone under 13 without a prescription from their doctor. Go figure? What doctor would ever write a prescription for tanning anyway? I would say none at best. But so what! I don’t have any 13 year old customers anyway. Nor have I been approached by any 13 year olds that wanted to tan. I guess it happens but so far not to me. Even if it does I won’t care.

Below is the latest law revision from North Carolina…


GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2003


SESSION LAW 2004-157
SENATE BILL 657


AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT OPERATORS OF TANNING EQUIPMENT SHALL
PROVIDE WARNING STATEMENTS TO CONSUMERS REGARDING THE HAZARDS
OF EXPOSURE TO ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION AND SHALL OBTAIN A
CONSUMER'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE WARNING BEFORE THE
CONSUMER'S INITIAL USE; TO PROVIDE THAT OPERATORS SHALL NOT
ALLOW A PERSON 13 YEARS AND YOUNGER TO USE TANNING EQUIPMENT
WITHOUT A WRITTEN PRESCRIPTION; TO PROHIBIT OPERATORS AND
OWNERS FROM CLAIMING THAT USING TANNING EQUIPMENT IS SAFE; TO
PERMIT THE RADIATION PROTECTION COMMISSION TO ADOPT RULES
IMPLEMENTING THIS ACT THAT SHALL BE ENFORCED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES; TO DEFINE THE TERMS
"CONSUMER", "TANNING FACILITY", AND "TANNING EQUIPMENT"; AND
TO MAKE THIS ACT EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2004.

Whereas, on an average day in the United States, more
than one million people visit indoor tanning salons for the
purpose of tanning the skin; and
Whereas, studies have found that indoor tanning may be
just as harmful to the skin as outdoor sun exposure; and
Whereas, most indoor tanning salon bulbs provide a
significant amount of UVA and UVB radiation, both types of which
are found in the outdoor sun and cause various types of damage
to the skin that may lead to skin cancer; and
Whereas, past studies have suggested that tanning beds
contribute to the incidence of melanoma, and a recent study in
the Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicates that the
use of tanning devices may also contribute to the incidence of
nonmelanoma skin cancers; and
Whereas, dermatologists across the country are alarmed
with the number of teenagers and young adults who continue to
patronize tanning salons regardless of studies reporting the
link between sun exposure and a wide array of skin cancers; and
Whereas, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
reports an estimated 700 emergency department visits per year
related to tanning salon exposure; Now, therefore,

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1. Chapter 104E of the General Statutes is
amended by adding the following new section to read:
"§ 104E-9.1. Restrictions on use and operation of tanning
equipment.
(a) Operators of tanning equipment and owners
of tanning facilities subject to rules adopted pursuant to this
Chapter shall comply with or ensure compliance with the
following:
(1) The operator shall provide to each
consumer a warning statement that defines the
potential hazards and consequences of exposure to
ultraviolet radiation. Before allowing the
consumer's initial use of the tanning equipment,
the operator shall obtain the signature of the
consumer on the warning statement acknowledging
receipt of the warning.
(2) The operator shall not allow a person
13 years and younger to use tanning equipment
without a written prescription from the person's
medical physician specifying the nature of the
medical condition requiring the treatment, the
number of visits, and the time of exposure for each
visit.
(3) Neither an operator nor an owner shall
claim or distribute promotional materials that
claim that using tanning equipment is safe or free
from risk or that using tanning equipment will
result in medical or health benefits.
(b) The Commission may adopt, and the Department
shall enforce, rules to implement this section. The requirements
of this section are in addition to other rules adopted pursuant
to this Chapter that are applicable to tanning facilities and do
not conflict with this section.
(c) As used in this section, unless the context
requires otherwise, the term:
(1) 'Consumer' means any individual who is
provided access to a tanning facility that is
subject to registration and regulation under this
Chapter.
(2) 'Tanning facility' means any location,
place, area, structure, or business that provides
consumers access to tanning equipment. For the
purpose of this definition, tanning equipment
registered to different persons at the same
location and tanning equipment registered to the
same person, but at separate locations, shall
constitute separate tanning facilities.
(3) 'Tanning equipment' means ultraviolet
or other lamps and equipment containing such lamps
intended to induce skin tanning through the
irradiation of any part of the living human body
with ultraviolet radiation."
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective October 1,
2004.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified
this the 18th day of July, 2004.


s/ Marc Basnight
President Pro Tempore of the
Senate


s/ Richard T. Morgan
Speaker of the House of
Representatives


s/ Michael F. Easley
Governor


Approved 4:36 p.m. this 2nd day of August, 2004



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I am in the Nazi...state Ohio....it does matter every inch we give them they will take a mile....so ....is it okay if someone tells you all women...should not be able to have an abortion?....should you have a choice?? ...maybe we should have the government decide...
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I am in the Nazi...state Ohio....it does matter every inch we give them they will take a mile....so ....is it okay if someone tells you all women...should not be able to have an abortion?....should you have a choice?? ...maybe we should have the government decide...
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I am in California. The original proposal was to ban all tanning under 18, unless there was a doctor's perscription. However, it was amended to read anyone under 14. I have been open since September 2004 and I have been approached to tan a thirteen year old, and I turned them away. I have 14, 15, 16, and 17 year olds who tan. Some want a tan before a special occasion, some want to help their acne. Some tan for a few sessions, others are on EFT.
When the original law was introduced banning anyone under 18, I contacted every member of the state assembly and senate and urged them to vote against it. I don't think the state should be telling parents that they are not smart enough to decide if their own children should be able to tan in a controlled environment. What would that have accomplished! All of the teens who were banned from tanning salons would then tan outdoors. If anyone thinks it is going to stop with the under 14 crowd, you are wrong. The same people who pushed for under 18, will come back and try again, they already have the under 14.
If tanning should be allowed with a doctor's note, does that not suggest that there is merit in tanning. I already have to get a parent to come into my studio and sign a waiver giving their child permission to tan, should that not be enough. In my state a sixteen year old "child" can get a driver's license and have control of a dangerous, multi ton automobile, they can lay out in the sun all day long and burn to their hearts content, but will we let there be a day that the can not get a "smart" tan. I have a twelve year old son who would benefit from obtaining a gradual tan before he spends the summer in the pool. This ban and others like it are just the beginning of multiple laws restricting not only tanning for the young, but of other issues that a parent should decide. Think about these laws as they relate to you as a parent, think about these laws as they relate to you as a business owner. What's next...first 14, then 18, 21, 25....think about how many laws already exist that have taken away your right to decide for yourself.
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I live in an unregulated state & I do NOT like it. I wish there were some rules. I have let as young as 12 years old tan BUT they MUST not only have their parents signature on the contract but be with their parent everytime they tan and they are NEVER allowed to tan the max time (ex. if it a 20 minute bed they can go for 10 min). I don't like to even do that but I will lose business if I don't since all of the other salons will let them do whatever.
The doctor's consent comes from Psoriosis cases(sorry about the spelling if it's wrong). Doctor's will write prescriptions for that.
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Quote:(3) Neither an operator nor an owner shall
claim or distribute promotional materials that
claim that using tanning equipment is safe or free
from risk or that using tanning equipment will
result in medical or health benefits.

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