Tattoo services totally prohibited for minors in China even with parents’ approval
即使父母同意，国家也完全禁止未成年人纹身服务
Tattoo services are totally prohibited for minors even with parents’ approval as was made clear by China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs in an explanation of the newly enacted rule on the tattoo management on minors.
The minors’ protection department of China’s State Council released a series of regulations on the management of tattoo services for minors on June 6, stipulating that any company, organization or individual is prohibited from providing tattoo services to minors, or coercing, fomenting, and inducing minors to get tattooed.
The regulations in terms of the family education on the establishing values about tattoos sparked discussions online, with some netizens doubting whether minors’ subjective will about tattoos should be completely ignored and whether minors can get tattoos if they get acknowledgement from their parents.
According to the regulations, parents or other guardians shall perform their guardianship duties according to the laws and dissuade in time any motive or act by minors who attempt to get tattooed, rather than leave them unchecked.
In response to these questions, the children’s welfare department of the Ministry of Civil Affairs said minors are people without or with limited capacity for civil conduct, to whom tattoos are clearly beyond their understanding and rational judgment. Thus, special protection and prioritized protection should be granted to minors.
中国民政部在对新颁布的未成年人纹身管理规定的解释中明确表示，即使得到父母的同意，也完全禁止未成年人进行纹身服务。
6月6日，国务院未成年人保护部门发布《未成年人纹身服务管理规定》，规定任何单位、组织和个人不得为未成年人提供纹身服务，不得胁迫、教唆、诱导未成年人去纹身。
