It seems like this amendment is intended to create the infamous "tattoo school" and I'd like to add to my fellow tattoo artists that this is not in the best interest of the public. It may feel to the average person as if tattooing is something like barbering or working in a salon, but it is indeed so much more intricate than that. Tattooing cannot be taught from a book. And part of the reason as to why that is, is because each client is so vastly different. Let's just for a moment ignore the actual art and talent required to perform a tattoo properly and just take into consideration the various skins that exist in this world, and no, I'm not talking about black vs. white you racist (jk) I'm talking about skin type. Something, that I don't have enough characters to explain to you, what you really need, in order to understand what I'm talking about, is time. You need time in a tattoo shop, something that a tattoo school can't provide. You can pull up manequins and dead pigs, but you can't simulate a tattoo shop, because you couldnt possibly simulate the diversity of clientelle. As an apprentice at a tattoo shop, you are offered that opportunity to observe and learn from every client that walks through the door, not just willing donors. Which brings up another significant downfall to tattoo schools: your teacher to student ratio. In a shop, there's one student, per, however many tattoo artists work in that shop, whereas, in a school, you have one teacher per however many students paid for the class. A tattoo apprenticeship needs to be tailored to the individual, much like a suit I'll never be able to afford, you can't teach from the lesson plan if someone is a year ahead of the program, much like you can't jump ahead to tattooing when someone can't draw a straight line perfectly. Much like public education, it would only hinder the students who are ripe to succeed, and push ahead students who need more time to thrive. So let's say, you make a "tattoo artist", then what? You just let them out into the world? With their blood born pathorgens and their CPR certification and their "Lisence to tattoo"? And who hires them? or do they work out of their house? I mean, don't get me wrong, I make good money off of coverups, but guess what? COVERUPS ARE HARD! And it's not fun to do. Do it right the first time right? Which is why, you need to stop DPOL from being able to make and run tattoo schools. Don't ruin these poor kids future by stealing their money and not giving them a proper education. DPOL cannot provide the proper environment required to learn tattooing. As far as piercing goes though, who cares, they just stab people, do whatever you want with them.