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Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this chapter, the term:
(1) “CFR” means Code of Federal Regulations.
(1.1) “Consumer” means any individual who is provided access to a tanning facility as defined in this chapter.
(2) “Individual” means any human being.
(3) “Operator” means any individual designated by the tanning facility owner or tanning equipment lessee to operate or to assist and instruct the consumer in the operation and use of the tanning facility or tanning equipment.
(4) “Person” means any individual, corporation, partnership, firm, association, trust, estate, public or private institution, group, agency, political subdivision of this state, any other state, or political subdivision or agency thereof, and any legal successor, representative, agent, or agency of these entities.
(5) “Tanning equipment” means ultraviolet or other lamps and equipment containing such lamps intended to induce skin tanning through the irradiation of any part of the living human body with ultraviolet radiation.
(6) “Tanning facility” means any location, place, area, structure, or business or a part thereof which provides consumers access to tanning equipment. “Tanning facility” includes, but is not limited to, tanning salons, health clubs, apartments, or condominiums regardless of whether a fee is charged for access to the tanning equipment.
(7) “Ultraviolet radiation” means electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in air between 200 nanometers and 400 nanometers.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Georgia Code Title 31. Health § 31-38-1 - last updated March 28, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ga/title-31-health/ga-code-sect-31-38-1/
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