2013 Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
948. Crimes against children.
948.70 Tattooing of children.
948.70 Tattooing of children.
(1) In this section:
(a) "Physician" has the meaning given in s. 448.01 (5).
(b) "Tattoo" means to insert pigment under the surface of the skin of a person, by pricking with a needle or otherwise, so as to produce an indelible mark or figure through the skin.
(2) Subject to sub. (3), any person who tattoos or offers to tattoo a child is subject to a Class D forfeiture.
(3) Subsection (2) does not prohibit a physician from tattooing or offering to tattoo a child in the course of his or her professional practice.
History: 1991 a. 106.
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