California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 8 — Special Business RegulationsChapter 23 — Tanning FacilitiesSection 22701
The Legislature finds and declares:
(a) Many physicians and scientists now warn that the risks associated with suntanning are greater when tanning with artificial ultraviolet light.
(b) These risks include, but are not limited to, sunburn, premature aging, skin cancer, retinal damage, formation of cataracts, suppression of the immune system, and damage to the vascular system.
(c) Certain medications, cosmetics, and foods are “photosensitizing,” which means that in some people they react unfavorably with ultraviolet light to produce skin rashes or burns.
(d) Sunlamps and other artificial sources of ultraviolet light are known to intensify these effects.
(e) The creation of state law to protect and promote the public health, safety, and welfare is needed concerning tanning with artificial ultraviolet light.
Notes
Establishes legislative findings only, stating that artificial ultraviolet tanning carries health risks including burns, aging, cancer, eye damage, immune suppression, and vascular harm, and that some substances can intensify reactions to ultraviolet light. It declares state law concerning artificial-ultraviolet tanning necessary to protect and promote public health, safety, and welfare, but creates no operative rule.
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