🇺🇸State: Montana

Compliance for Montana Studios

Syyn covers Montana compliance requirements for tattoo and piercing studios, including state-specific age rules, licensing, and record-keeping.

Compliance Requirements

Age and Consent Rules

Tattoo: consent allowed, written consent + parent present.
Piercing: consent allowed, written consent + parent present.
Intimate piercing: 18+ only.
Montana local boards of health may adopt additional controls beyond state baseline.

Licensing Requirements

MT: Montana's body-art programme is establishment-centric, with artist obligations enforced through the licensed facility framework and ARM compliance.

Sterilisation and Record-Keeping

Sterilization records required.
Retention period: 24 months.
MT: Montana ARM body-art sanitation rules require monthly spore testing of each autoclave, and autoclave spore-strip log results must be retained for at least 2 years.

Session Documentation

Written aftercare documentation required.
Federal overlays: OSHA bloodborne pathogen standards, FDA ink safety.

Key Legislation

State body-art and health department legislation applies.
Federal overlays: OSHA bloodborne pathogen, FDA tattoo ink safety, state privacy laws, TCPA/SMS obligations.

Unique Requirements

Montana parent/legal guardian must accompany a minor throughout the entire procedure
Under-3 piercing requires verbal and written choking-hazard warning

Information is operational guidance only and not legal advice.

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