| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to tanning facilities; amending s. 381.89, |
| 3 | F.S.; requiring the tanning operator or proprietor of the |
| 4 | tanning facility to witness a parent or legal guardian of |
| 5 | a minor signing a written statement before the minor is |
| 6 | allowed to use a tanning device; providing requirements |
| 7 | for the written statement; revising the age at which a |
| 8 | minor is allowed to use a tanning device; prohibiting a |
| 9 | minor younger than a certain age from using a tanning |
| 10 | device at a tanning facility; deleting provisions |
| 11 | authorizing the use of a tanning device by certain minors |
| 12 | if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian; providing an |
| 13 | effective date. |
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| 15 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 17 | Section 1. Subsections (7) and (8) of section 381.89, |
| 18 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 19 | 381.89 Regulation of tanning facilities.-- |
| 20 | (7) A tanning facility may not allow a 16-year-old or 17- |
| 21 | year-old minor between the ages of 14 and 18 to use a tanning |
| 22 | device unless it has on file a statement signed by the minor's |
| 23 | parent or legal guardian and witnessed by the tanning operator |
| 24 | or proprietor of the tanning facility stating that the parent or |
| 25 | legal guardian: |
| 26 | (a) Has read and understands the warnings given by the |
| 27 | tanning facility;, |
| 28 | (b) Consents to the minor's use of a tanning device;, and |
| 29 | (c) Agrees that the minor will use the provided protective |
| 30 | eyewear; and. |
| 31 | (d) Authorizes a specified number of tanning sessions for |
| 32 | the minor during a 12-month period. |
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| 34 | A tanning operator or proprietor shall refuse service to a minor |
| 35 | if the minor's parent or legal guardian has not signed the |
| 36 | statement as required by this subsection. |
| 37 | (8) A minor younger than 16 years of under the age may not |
| 38 | use a tanning device at a tanning facility of 14 must be |
| 39 | accompanied by a parent or legal guardian when using a tanning |
| 40 | device. |
| 41 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |