Great new law in New Jersey(wish it went further) NO tanning salons for 15 and under [View all]

[graham4anything]

this is a great first step. These should really be banned totally for underage, as should tatoos and ear piercings for that matter are akin to the gun and bullet issue for adults.
But skin cancer is on the rise, and the types gotten by tanning salons are some of the deadliest.
All other states should do the same.

http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/nj_senate_committee_approves_t_3.html

TRENTON — The Senate health committee approved a bill today that would ban kids 15 and younger from using tanning salons, in a move that appeased salons owners who warned that a competing Assembly version prohibiting all minors would put them out of business.

The amended bill bans kids 15 and younger from using tanning salons, which would raise the age a year from the current law. Parents would have to participate in the initial consultation before the sessions begin, and be present for any tanning session purchases, according to the bill sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) and Sen. Robert Singer (R-Ocean).

--snip--
Teens old enough to tan would not be able to visit the salon on consecutive days - a rule requiring salons employees to record all appointments in the client’s personal file. Salon owners who do not comply with the law would be fined $1,000 for the first offense, $2,000 for a second offense, and a five-day license suspension for a third offense.
--snip--
Longtime cancer nurse practitioner and the mother of a teenage girl, Mary Vecchio, had urged the committee to drop the compromise and keep the tan ban for anyone under 18, as the Assembly approved last month. She said teenagers don't have the maturity to make decisions that could affect them for the rest of their lives, and rejected the idea that a tanning bed is a safe way to treat acne or psoriasis.