What is body piercing, & is it regulated in Mecklenburg County?
Body piercing means puncturing or penetration of the skin of a person with pre-sterilized single-use needles and the insertion of pre-sterilized jewelry or other adornment thereto in the opening (piercing the earlobe is generally excluded from the definition of body piercing), unlike tattooing in which only pigment is inserted & does not totally penetrate the skin. Body piercing is not regulated in Mecklenburg County, or in N.C. at this time.
