HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-10-8859ORDINANCE NO. 2025-10-8859
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20, SECTION 20-23(b) OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY, SO AS TO DELETE
THAT PORTION WHICH STATES THAT "BODY PIERCING BELOW THE WAIST
SHALL BE PROHIBITED UNLESS PERFORMED BY A PHYSICIAN LICENSED TO
PRACTICE MEDICINE IN THE STATE."
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth of Kentucky regulates body piercing, allowing any
person who has completed bloodborne pathogen training and is registered with the local health
department to perform any and all body piercings; and
WHEREAS, the City's current ordinance relating to body piercing below the waist
prohibits such unless performed by a physician licensed to practice medicine in the
Commonwealth of Kentucky; and
WHEREAS, because the City's Ordinance is in conflict with the Commonwealth's
statute, this Ordinance is being enacted to amend that portion of the City's Code, Section 66-
93(b), so as to delete the language relating to body piercing below the waist.
NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Commission of the City of Paducah as
follows:
follows:
SECTION 1. That portion of Section 20-23(b) is hereby amended to state as
Sec. 20-23. Operation Procedures for establishments and artists.
(b) Branding shall be prohibited unless performed by a physician licensed to
practice medicine in the Commonwealth. Bedy piereing below the :.ovist shall be pr0hibited
unless - e by physioian s is a to praetiee medieifle. in ,_
SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. That if any section, paragraph or provision of
this Ordinance shall be found to be inoperative, ineffective or invalid for any cause, the
deficiency or invalidity of such section, paragraph or provision shall not affect any other section,
paragraph or provision hereof, it being the purpose and intent of this Ordinance to make each and
every section, paragraph, and provision, hereof separable from all other sections, paragraphs and
provisions.
SECTION 3. COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETINGS LAWS. The City
Commission hereby finds and determines that all formal actions relative to the adoption of this
Ordinance were taken in an open meeting of this City Commission, and that all deliberations of
this City Commission and of its committees, if any, which resulted in formal action, were in
meetings open to the public, in full compliance with applicable legal requirements.
SECTION 4. CONFLICTS. All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof
in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such conflict, hereby
repealed and the provisions of this Ordinance shall prevail and be given effect.
SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be read on two
separate days and will become effective upon summary public 'o pursuant to KRS Chapter
424. /i /1h
Bray
ATTEST:
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dsay Parish 'ity Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners, October 2, 2025
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners, October 21, 2025
Recorded by Lindsay Parish, City Clerk, October 21, 2025
Published by The Paducah Sun, October 24, 2025
Ord/20 — Amend to delete language - body piercing below the waist