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Senator seeks new board to oversee state’s tattoo industry (SF new Mex)

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Senator seeks new board to oversee state’s tattoo industry

Posted: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 12:00 am

Senator seeks new board to oversee state’s tattoo industry Milan Simonich | The New Mexican The Taos News | 0 comments

Tattoo parlors may not get much attention from captains of industry, but New Mexico’s youngest state senator says they are a thriving concern in need of their own regulatory board.

Sen. Jacob Candelaria, 28, introduced a bill Tuesday to create the state Body Art Board.

Candelaria, D-Albuquerque, says this additional board would actually eliminate government bureaucracy and help businesses grow by lessening the state’s backlog in applications of tattoo artists who are seeking or renewing a license.

Read more here: http://www.taosnews.com/news/article_e075e4fe-a693-11e4-a2b5-afc69e6e8f17.html