§ 367-1. Findings.

It has been the experience of other municipalities that tattooing has led to increased cases of serum hepatitis. It has also been their experience that regulatory measures have proved ineffective in eliminating this health risk because of the inability to supervise tattooing establishments at all times. The Village of Sleepy Hollow also lacks the resources and personnel to supervise tattooing establishments on an ongoing basis. Accordingly, the Board of Trustees finds that in this Village as in other communities, a ban on tattooing except for medical purposes is the only feasible means of protecting the public against disease from this source.