HB1154 was introduced in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly Jan. 4 by Rep. George J. Keiser (R) and Sen. Ralph L. Kilzer (R). The bill would create and enact Chapter 23-39 of the North Dakota Century Code relating to regulation of tanning facilities and provide a penalty for violations.
The proposed legislation would institute several statewide tanning salon restrictions and would prohibit minors under age 16 from tanning indoors. It also would require facilities to prominently post a warning sign in each area where a tanning device is used about the risks of failure to use eye protection, the dangers related to overexposure, and abnormal skin sensitively to tanning devices caused by certain foods, cosmetics and medications.
HB1154 also would require customers be given sanitized and securely fitting protective eyewear; require signage stating the date on which each fluorescent tube was last replaced; make it unlawful for an owner or employee of a tanning facility to claim, or distribute materials that claim, that using a tanning device is free of risk; require a trained operator be present during operating hours who is able to inform customers about, and assist customers in, the proper use of tanning devices; require that each tanning bed be properly sanitized after each use; require a customer be shown how to use such physical aids as handrails and markings on the floor to determine the proper distance from the tanning device; require timing devices be accurate; and require each tanning device be equipped with a mechanism that allows the customer to turn it off.
Customers would be required to sign a statement acknowledging they have read and understand certain notices and warning signs and agree to use protective eyewear. Such statements are to be retained by the tanning facility for the lesser of three years or until the customer signs a new statement.
For more information, visit www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/60-2007/bill-text/HATO0100.pdf.
