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Davis County tightens tattoo limits

Last updated Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 10:11pm

CLEARFIELD — Branding, scarification, biopsy punch, suspension piercing or any type of medical surgery at Davis County tattoo parlors is clearly prohibited in the health department’s revised body art regulations.

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Ex-Box Elder sheriff's deputy faces more allegations of misconduct, lewdness

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 1, 2012 - 7:16am

BRIGHAM CITY — A former Box Elder County sheriff’s deputy faces a felony and 11 misdemeanors, most having to do with allegations of misconduct in 2010.

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Jared Preslar, who owns Lucky Bamboo Tattoo in Layton, wants the health board to better oversee the industry in Davis County. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

Body artists seek tighter restrictions in Davis

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 16, 2012 - 7:29am

CLEARFIELD -- About one-third of Davis County body art business owners are requesting that the Davis Board of Health tighten restrictions on its industry to eliminate those operating below professional standards.

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Olympian auctions off space on his shoulder

Anne M. Peterson The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 6:46pm

How much is a spot on an Olympian's shoulder worth?

Nick Symmonds put his skin on the eBay auction site, offering to wear a temporary tattoo with the name of the highest bidder as he competes for a spot on the U.S. team for the London Games this summer.

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Gang tattoo removal a growing trend

Justin Berton San Francisco Chronicle

Last updated Thursday, December 22, 2011 - 2:13pm

SAN FRANCISCO -- The black tattoo that once wrapped Cris Pulido's throat now looks like a smear of grease.

One year ago it was the Mayan symbol for the number 13, which in gang-speak signifies the 13th letter of the alphabet, M. M is code for Mexican Mafia, which is another code for Sureno, which is what Pulido used to be.

"I remember the excitement I saw in other people's eyes when they looked at it," Pulido said. "It was like they were thinking, 'Man, that's so cool,' " when in reality, they were probably thinking the opposite."

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