County Policy
and Frequently Asked Questions
To view our heightened safety protocols during the global pandemic;
We strictly adhere to the Coconino County health code in all aspects of our studio. For detailed instructions of what you must bring with you for your appointment, please read below and plan your visit accordingly.
Health and Safety Protocols
To schedule a new service, please contact the studio by phone at (928)213-8590. At this time, our lobby has reopened but we continue to have a high volume of traffic.
While recommended, masks are currently optional. This may change due to certain circumstances at any given time. If you feel more comfortable with our piercers and artists in masks, please let us know so we can accommodate you.
While we are currently do not require you to be fully vaccinated for under the mask piercings, we do recommend you be fully vaccinated to keep our other clients and employees safe. Please see our ID policies here.
One guest per client will be allowed for the duration of your visit. Please refrain from bringing large groups as we will continue to limit the number of individuals allowed in the lobby at one time. We are not a large shop, so please keep the number of guests to a minimum. As well, please keep young children home, a shop with sharps and biohazard materials is not a safe environment for children.
We are now offering minor earlobe piercings for children 8-13 years of age by appointment Monday - Saturday. We will continue to perform ear piercings, facial, and navel piercings on anyone 14 - 17 years of age at this time with parental consent and proper documentation. Be sure to come prepared with the proper documents in order to be pierced at your appointment time. To view our full list of county-required documents, click here.
Please limit bringing extraneous belongings with you to your appointment. Think; ID, phone, keys, and wallet. All items must be kept in your pocket or purse. No food or drink will be permitted inside the shop. We have water and tea available to all our clients during their visit.
Please do not come if you are showing any signs of illness. It is difficult to distinguish between allergy symptoms and signs of illness, so please make sure to take allergy medicine prior to your appointment. Your appointment will be rescheduled for you if you display these symptoms as the time of the appointment.
To maintain our shop and to allow time for thorough cleaning in between every client, please be on time to your appointment. We ask that you don’t come more than 10 minutes before your appointment, and if you are running late for any reason, call us and we will be happy to reschedule you. Failure to arrive on time will result in the loss of your deposit.
The Coconino county health code requires your consent to every new procedure, therefore you must have a valid government issued form of ID with you at the time of your appointment. We cannot use expired forms of ID.
Acceptable forms of identification include:
State-Issued Drivers License or Instruction Permit
State-Issued ID Card
Passport or Passport Card
1-94 form with photograph
Photographs of IDs will not be accepted.
For minors getting pierced or tattooed, you must have the following with you;
You must be accompanied by a birth parent or legal guardian.
If you are bringing your guardian, you must bring the official court custody documents.
Both adult and child must have an acceptable form of ID from the above list to identify the both parties.
You must bring your actual birth certificate or full-size printed copy to prove parent-ship.
Photographs of IDs or birth certificates will not be accepted.
For all questions or concerns, please call us at 928.213.8590 or refer to the Coconino County Health Code available here.
For quick reference: REG. 20-5-1 Section K and REG. 20-5-5 Section A of the C.C. Health Code enforce the above information.
See below for the appropriate ages required for minors to be tattooed or pierced in the section titled “Age Restrictions”.
The minimum age for tattoos is 16 with parental consent. For a list of the required documents needed to tattoo minors, please see the above post.
The minimum age for traditional ear lobe piercings is 8 with parental consent. For a list of the required documents needed to pierce minors, please see the above post.
The minimum age for basic cartilage and basic lip piercings is 14 with parental consent. For a list of the required documents needed to pierce minors, please see the above post.
The minimum age for an industrial, tongue, septum, and navel is 16 with parental consent. For a list of the required documents needed to pierce minors, please see the above post.
The minimum age for genital piercings is 18 years of age.
For any piercings you may have questions for, please call the shop or come in and we will be happy to help you!
Yes! We are happy to pierce earlobes for children 8 years of age and up. Being pierced by an APP member is a safe and sterile alternative to “gun” style piercings available at shopping centers. Piercings done with a gun are extremely dangerous because the plastic guns cannot be sterilized between clients and can therefore transmit blood-borne pathogens, like Hepatitis B and HIV from one client to the next. The one-size-fits-all jewelry available at these businesses is inappropriate for most clients and the blunt earring causes excess trauma to the skin, causing healing issues. The “piercer” in these establishments are simply mall staff and with minimal training. To ensure the safest and cleanest piercing for your little one, only trust an APP piercer.
For a list of required documents to bring with you to your appointment, please see our above post.
We are available to pierce children’s earlobes Monday - Saturday by appointment only. To schedule an appointment, just give us a call at 928.213.8590.
Please keep in mind that with fresh piercings, children must stay out of shared water (swimming pools, lakes, creeks, etc.) for at least two full months. To avoid conflicts with your summer time adventures, we recommend getting pierced in the late fall, winter, and early spring.
Click here for our detailed aftercare on our aftercare tab.
For any healing questions or concerns, simply give us a call at 928.213.8590.
We are proud to use exclusively implant-grade jewelry at our studio. Everything we carry maintains the standards of quality jewelry set by organizations like ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) and required for membership by APP (the Association of Professional Piercers).
That means you will be selecting your jewelry from the largest collection of hypo-allergenic jewelry available in Northern Arizona from the best jewelry companies in the world. In addition to carrying a broad stock of implant-grade and biocompatible ASTM F-136 Titanium, Niobium, and ASTM F-138 Stainless Steel, we happily offer solid 18k and 14k Gold jewelry and genuine gemstones.
Lastly, all of our threaded jewelry options are internally-threaded as per the Coconino County Health code. The health code dictates that it is illegal to pierce with externally threaded jewelry due to the high risk of irritation and tearing caused by external threading. Internally-threaded jewelry, on the other hand has a perfectly smooth, high-shine wearing surface with no grooves or abrasions for bacteria to grow.
For the health and well-being of our clientele and because we strictly adhere to the health code and standards set forth by APP, we will not change out or insert externally-threaded jewelry, another person’s jewelry, damaged jewelry, or jewelry of dubious origin for anyone under any circumstances.
If you have questions about your jewelry, or wish to speak with a piercer, simply give us a call at 928.213.8590. Thank you for your interest and we can’t wait to work with you. For a list of the companies we carry, see the icons below.
For Tattoos: We take a $100 deposit for all of our tattoo appointments. Deposits are strictly non-refundable and non-transferable. The $100 goes towards the total cost of your tattoo and is taken off on the final appointment. If in the case you cancel your appointment, do not show up to your appointment time, or change your design concept, your deposit will be forfeited and used as a drawing fee to cover the cost of the piece prepared for you. We ask that you limit the amount of reschedules needed, we understand that things come up so we allow one free reschedule. Deposits for rescheduling will be held and transferrable for up to three months from your original appointment date, deposits held for longer than three months will be forfeited. After that we will require a new deposit for each appointment made to hold time. For all cancellations deposits will be lost.
For Piercings: We take a $10 deposit for all of our piercing appointments. Deposits are strictly non-refundable and non-transferable. The $10 is to guarantee that an appointment spot is being held for you, and is taken off your total transaction at your appointment time. If in the case you cancel your appointment, do not show up to your appointment time, or fail to bring required documentation, your deposit will be forfeited. We ask that you limit the amount of reschedules needed, we understand that things come up so we allow one free reschedule. After that we will require a new deposit for each appointment made to hold time. For all cancellations deposits will be lost.
We understand that life can be unpredictable and are happy to reschedule your tattoo appointment for you. To keep your deposit, you must let us know at least 48 hours prior to your appointment if you need to reschedule. Rescheduling less than 48 hours in advance will result in the loss of your deposit. We will need a new deposit in order to reschedule you.
To reschedule, contact us at 928.213.8590 and contact your artist directly at their designated email.
Patrick can be contacted at patrick@burlyfishtattoo.com
Darren can be contacted at darren@burlyfishtattoo.com
