AR SB387

Increases the work experience requirement for body art trainers from 3 years to 5 years in a licensed body art establishment while maintaining compliance with department rules.

Adds "scarification" as a defined body art procedure, defined as injury to skin involving scratching, etching, or cutting of designs to produce a scar for ornamentation or decoration.

Adds "subdermal implanting" as a defined body art procedure, defined as insertion of an object under the skin for ornamentation or decoration.

Prohibits licensed body artists from performing or attempting to perform subdermal implant insertions under new Arkansas Code § 20-27-1510.

Clarifies that body piercing does not include ear lobe piercing with presterilized, disposable, single-use studs or needles applied by mechanical device.