Official:Amending Title 6 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Health Code," by adding a new Chapter providing for the regulation of tanning facilities; amending Section 6-102, by adding definitions; and making technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Greenlee
Introduced: January 31, 2013
Signed: May 23, 2013
: Committee on Public Health and Human Services
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill regulates tanning facilities in Philadelphia by requiring written warnings to customers about potential eye damage and skin risks from ultraviolet light exposure.
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