Saturday, August 21, 2010

How responsible is the owner(s) of an indoor tanning salon that allowed a child under 14 yrs old to tan in NY?

Situation: An employee allows a child under 14 years old to tan, unaware of the FDA regulations that anyone under 14 is not allowed to tan in New York state. However, the mother is with the child and clearly gives permission for the child to tan (she is also tanning).





Hypothetically, if the mother goes to authorities (police, FDA, etc) afterwards and tells them about the tanning salon that allowed her child to tan (whether she knows about the age regulations or not beforehand is unknown), what will happen to the owner(s) of the tanning salon - will they be subject to a fine, jail time, loss of license to operate a tanning salon, etc.? The employee would probably get fired, but the owners would be legally responsible. Does anyone know what kind of legal troubles, if any, that the owners will have to deal with?





Professional answers from any type of law enforcement/authority figures or those who are familiar with these regulations are appreciated, thank you :)How responsible is the owner(s) of an indoor tanning salon that allowed a child under 14 yrs old to tan in NY?
I believe as long as the parent gives permission that it is ok. some children need to go to the tanning salons due to having psoisasis and that is legal.

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