Tattoo parlors would be required to inform customers that tattoos in certain places on the body could keep them from joining the military under a bill passed by the Georgia House on Monday.
House Bill 654, sponsored by Rep. Sandra Scott, D-Rex, would make it mandatory for the tattoo businesses to post notifications "in a prominent place easily seen by patrons."
The message to customers would read:
Warning: You will likely be disqualified from joining the military if you have a tattoo on your face, neck, forearm, hand, wrist or lower leg.
A tattoo business that fails to post the sign could face a fine between $25 and $300.
“We are trying to help kids make a good decision,” said Rep. Howard Maxwell, chairman of the House Regulated Industries committee that debated the bill.
The bill now moves to the Senate for consideration. If passed and signed into law, the bill would go into effect June 1.
