Welcome to RMA

The Resource Management Agency strives to ensure that its customer service standards are consistent with the Agency’s Mission Statement:

The mission of the Resource Management Agency, in cooperation with the public and our partner agencies, is to protect the consumer and community’s health, safety, and environment by carrying out adopted laws and policies, and educating, assisting, and empowering Ventura County residents and businesses to be good stewards of the land and our resources.

Values

In addition, RMA has identified those core values which will guide us in carrying out our mission. These values are directly related to our customer service and include:

  • Honesty, hard work, and ethical behavior

  • Transparency and accountability

  • Equitable treatment and respect of all constituents

  • Excellence in service delivery

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Body Art Program

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WHAT WE DO

Our division registers practitioners that conduct Body Art throughout Ventura County. In addition, we inspect body art facilities such as tattooing, body piercing, and permanent cosmetics, regulate temporary events and investigate body art complaints throughout Ventura County to protect public health. The Ventura County Environmental Health Division is the local agency that enforces the California Safe Body Art Act throughout Ventura County.

THINK BEFORE YOU INK

Research the potential body art practitioner and shop/facility that you are considering to perform your body art. Be sure that both the body art practitioner and body art facility are registered or permitted from the Ventura County Environmental Health Division. See a list of all approved body art practitioners and body art facilities in Ventura County.


Assembly Bill AB1168, known as "The Safe Body Art Act" amended existing requirement for all body art activities including body piercing, tattooing, permanent cosmetics facilities, temporary events, and mechanical ear piercing. The revisions to the existing law became effective January 1. 2014.

If a body art facility or body art practitioner is providing body art  within the County of Ventura without a permit, registration, or doesn't appear safe and clean click here to File a Complaint.

Body Art Practitioner Registration

Practitioner on-line payment click here.

ONLINE Body Art Practitioner Registration

NOTE: This service is for NEW practitioners only, if previously registered with this division contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. Step One: Create Account
Step Two: Provide information, required documents and pay registration fee
**Required attachments – Create PDF documents of: Approved Bloodborne Pathogen Training Course Certificate, Hepatitis B information and identification.
Directions on how to create an account.

All practitioners performing body art in Ventura County are required to maintain a valid registration with this division. The body art practitioner registration is separate from the facility’s permit to operate.  Both are required to perform body art in Ventura County.  If you are a body art facility owner, the fee for the practitioner registration will be 50% of the regular rate (Click here to view current Fee Schedule).  Practitioners need to submit the following to this division to obtain a current body art practitioner registration:

Payment can be made in the form of cash or check, payable to the Ventura County Environmental Health Division (VC EHD).  Credit Card payments are accepted online or at the Ventura County Environmental Health Office counter, there is a service fee for credit card payments.

Body Art Facility Permit to Operate

All body art (permanent cosmetics, tattooing, branding, and/or piercing) facilities located in Ventura County are required to possess a valid business license from the city where the facility is operating, and a valid permit to operate from the Ventura County Environmental Health Division.  All body art facilities are required to comply with the structural and operation requirements set forth in the Safe Body Art Act.  The facility’s permit to operate is separate from the body art practitioner’s registration.  Both are required to perform body art in Ventura County.  If a facility has not been previously permitted as a body art facility, it will be required to go through the plan check process. Click the following links for more information.

Mobile Body Art Facility

All body art facilities operating in Ventura County, including mobile facilities, are required to possess a valid business license from the city where the facility is operating, a license from the California Department of Housing and Community Development for the vehicle, California Department of Motor Vehicles Occupational License, and a valid permit to operate with the Ventura County Environmental Health Division.  All mobile body art facilities are required to comply with the structural and operational requirements set forth in the Safe Body Art Act.  If a facility has not been previously permitted as a body art facility, it will be required to go through the plan check process. Click the following links for more information.

Temporary Body Art Event

All temporary body art events conducted in Ventura County are regulated by the Ventura County Environmental Health Division.  A temporary body art event requires an event sponsor.  The event sponsor is responsible for organizing the participating practitioners and the booths.  All events are required to meet the operational and structural requirements set forth in the Safe Body Art Act.  Contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with any questions. 

Sterilization Procedures

Body art facility providing onsite sterilization of their reusable equipment and jewelry must operate the per the sterilization procedures set forth in the Safe Body Art Act. 

Mechanical Stud and Clasp Ear Piercing

Facilities providing Mechanical Stud and Clasp Ear Piercing (MSCEP) are required to notify this division of operation. 

Examples of Body Art Client Forms - These are examples of body art client forms. 

Additional Body Art Links

Body Art Program Contacts

Program Specialist

Karen Farin
805- 654-5007
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Supervisor

Candice Andrews
805 654-2435
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Manager

Rick Bandelin
805- 654-2815
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Jeremiah Ramos
805- 477-7110
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