Chapter 4. Public Health and Sanitation

§ 41111. Premises. (a) The walking and driving areas of the establishment shall be surfaced with concrete or asphalt or similar materials to facilitate maintenance and minimize dust. (b) Only articles necessary for the operation and maintenance of the laundry and dry cleaning est…

§ 41112. Animals. (a) No dogs, cats, or other pets of any kind shall be allowed in laundry and dry cleaning establishment, except patrol dogs or guide dogs accompanying their handlers.

§ 41113. Disease Control and Employee Hygiene. (a) Employee Practices. (1) All employees of laundry and/or dry cleaning establishments who handle soiled or cleaned laundry shall wear clean outer garments, maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness, and conform to good hygieni…

§ 41114. Inspections. (a) Inspection Frequency. As often as may be deemed necessary for the enforcement of these regulations, and at least once every three (3) months, inspections shall be made by the Director. (b) Access. An employee or representative of the Department shall, af…

§ 41115. Posting of Documents. General. (a) The Sanitary Permit and one copy of the most recent inspection report shall be posted in a conspicuous place designated by the Director, and clearly visible to the public. No person other than the Director shall remove, deface, conceal,…

§ 41116. Health Certificate Required. (a) Employees of laundry and dry cleaning establishments who are engaged in sorting, folding, washing, starching, ironing, dyeing or dry cleaning wearing apparel, household linens and other fabric articles are required to obtain a Health Cert…

§ 4112. Same: Initial Procedures Prior to Shooting of Stray Dogs. (a) Shooting must be scheduled in advance, indicating the date, time and duration, location and names of personnel involved. 7 The schedule must be prepared and submitted at least twenty-four (24) hours in advance …

§ 4113. Same: Firearms and Safety Procedures. (a) Only registered .22 caliber rifles or handguns with silencers and scopes using a .22 caliber short spatterproof ammunition are authorized. The Administrator, Division of Environmental Health, shall designate a custodian for all we…

§ 4114. Same: Disciplinary or Criminal Action. Personnel violating this established procedure are subject to disciplinary action by the Director of Public Health and Social Services in accordance with the Civil Service Commission rules and regulations regarding demotion, suspensi…

§ 41201. General Provisions. (a) Purpose. These regulations shall be liberally construed and applied to promote their underlying purpose of protecting the public health. (b) Definitions. (1) Construction Permit shall mean a permit issued by the Department of Public Health and Soc…

§ 41202. Permits. (a) Sanitary Permit. (1) No person, association, or corporation shall directly or indirectly in any manner conduct, control, manage, maintain, or operate a massage parlor unless a valid sanitary permit, issued by the Department, to operate such a facility has be…

§ 41203. Public Access. Public Access Any and all massage parlors permitted to operate under these regulations are hereby declared to be public places, and shall not, during business hours, have the doors to any rooms, exits or entrances of said establishments locked or obstructe…

§ 41204. Disease Control. (a) Employee Practices, Hygiene. (1) All employees and operators shall wear clean outer garments, maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and conform to good hygienic practices while on duty. (2) Employees' hands and other parts of the body normal…

§ 41205. Health Certificates. (a) General. (1) No person shall operate, manage, or work in a massage parlor, or establishment, or practice massaging unless the person holds a valid health certificate issued by the Department. (2) No owner, proprietor, operator, or manager of a ma…

§ 41206. Sanitary Controls and Facilities. (a) Water Supply. (1) Enough potable water at the correct temperature and pressure for the needs of the massage establishment shall be provided. (2) The water supply of the massage establishment shall be from an approved source. (3) The …

§ 41207. Construction and Maintenance of Physical Facilities. (a) General. (1) No person shall operate a massage establishment in 221 connection with any other business or dwelling unless there is a solid, doorless partition from the floor to the ceiling and between such walls as…

§ 41208. Inspections. (a) Inspection Frequency. As often as may be deemed necessary for the enforcement of these regulations, and at least once every (3) months, an inspection of the massage establishment shall be made by the Director. (b) Access. An employee or representative of…

§ 41209. Posting of Documents. (a) General. (1) The sanitary permit and one copy of the most recent inspection report shall be posted in a conspicuous place designated by the Director, and clearly visible to the public. No person other than the Director shall remove, deface, conc…

§ 41301. Definitions. (a) Tattoo Shop means any premises where a Tattoo artist does tattooing for a fee or for other consideration. (b) Tattoo Artist means one who engages in tattooing. (c) Tattooing means to mark or to color the skin by pricking and introducing subcutaneously, n…

§ 41302. Authority. Title 10 Guam Code Annotated § 10102 and §§ 21101 and 21102 authorizes the Department to establish Rules and Regulations governing Tattoo Shops and to ensure that all provisions of 10 GCA Division 2 regarding permit issuance are carried out.…

§ 41303. Construction Permit. Any person, association or corporation, before constructing a Tattoo Shop or before making an addition to or conversion of or major alteration of an existing facility shall first submit plans and specifications of such building or changes to the Depa…

§ 41304. Sanitary Permit. (a) No person, association, or corporation shall directly or indirectly in any manner, conduct, control, manage, maintain or operate a Tattoo Shop or operation unless a valid Sanitary Permit issued by the Department to operate such a facility has been ob…

§ 41305. General Sanitary Requirements. (a) Tattoo Shops shall be located in areas least subjected to dust contamination. The Tattoo Shop shall not be used as or in connection with a living, cooking or sleeping facility. (b) The shop shall be maintained in a sanitary condition by…

§ 41306. Sanitary Controls and Facilities. (a) Water Supply. (1) Enough potable water at the correct temperature and pressure for the needs of the Tattoo Shop shall be provided. (2) The Water supply of the Tattoo Shop shall be from an approved source. (3) The water supply plumbin…

§ 41307. Construction and Maintenance of Physical Facilities. (a) General. (1) No person shall operate a Tattoo Shop in connection with any other business or dwelling unless there is a solid, doorless partition from the floor to the ceiling and between such walls as will provide …

§ 41308. Cleaning, Sterilization/Sanitization of Tattooing Instruments and Equipment Storage. (a) All multi-use instruments in tattooing human beings, shall be wrapped and sterilized in steam in an autoclave with at least 15 pounds pressure per square inch for at least 15 minutes…

§ 41309. Equipment and Materials Used. (a) Not less than 12 sets of sterilized needles and tubes or tips shall be on hand for an eight hours operation per tattoo artist. (b) All dyes or pigments used in tattooing shall be from sources approved by the Department. (c) Each tattoo a…

§ 41310. Aseptic Technique. (a) Before working on a customer the Tattoo artists shall clean their hands in the following manner: (1) Thoroughly scrub hands and fingernails with appropriate hand cleanser, warm water, and a hand brush. (2) Rinse hands under warm running water. (3) …

§ 41311. Hygiene. (a) Employee Practices, Hygiene. (1) All employees and operators shall wear clean outer garments, maintain a high degree of personal cleanliness and conform to good hygienic practices while on duty. (2) Employees’ hands shall be thoroughly washed before and afte…

§ 41312. Control of Contagious Disease. (a) The Sanitary Permit holder shall keep, maintain, and operate the establishment under permit in such a manner that the health of customers, the health of persons employed therein and 234 the public health is not endangered in any way. (b…

§ 41313. Records. (a) The permit holder shall maintain proper records of each customer. The records shall include the following information. (1) The date when the tattoo was applied. (2) The name, address, and age of the customer. (3) The branch of service, rate of rank, and seri…

§ 41314. Health Certificate. (a) No person shall practice the art of tattooing unless he or she holds a valid Health Certificate issued by the Department. (b) Any person desiring to engage in tattooing shall apply in writing to the Director on the form provided by the Department …

§ 41315. Repealer. These regulations are effective immediately upon their adoption and filing with the Legislative Secretary of the Guam Legislature. At that time all regulations and parts of regulations that conflict with these regulations are repealed, except that nothing conta…

§ 41316. Separability. If any provision or application of any provision of these regulations is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of these regulations. ------- 236 ARTICLE 14 GARBAGE FEEDING NOTE: Rule-making authority cited for f…

§ 41401. Purpose. The purpose of these Rules and Regulations is to prohibit the feeding of untreated garbage to any livestock to prevent the transmission of viral, bacterial, and parasitical diseases to humans and animals.…

§ 41402. Authority. Title 10 Guam Code Annotated § 20105 and § 33108 authorize the Director to establish rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of 10 GCA Division 2.

§41403. Definitions. (a) Approved shall mean acceptable to the Department of 237 Public Health and Social Services, and other Government agencies having applicable regulatory jurisdiction. (b) Construction Permit shall mean the official document issued by the Division of Environm…

§ 41404. Sanitary Permit. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to feed edible garbage, other than edible garbage obtained from his/her own household, to livestock, or to operate an edible garbage feeding establishment which has not been approved by the Director, unless a valid…

§ 41405. Construction Permit. (a) No person shall construct a facility, reconstruct or convert an existing facility for use as an edible garbage feeding establishment without first obtaining a construction permit from the Department. (b) To apply for a construction permit the app…

§ 41406. Compliance. (a) Any person not complying with these Rules and Regulations after being duly instructed and issued a written notice within a reasonable time, shall be denied to continue all 239 operations. Title 10 Guam Code Annotated §20106 through…

§ 41407. Prohibited Acts. (a) The use of garbage from a hospital, nursing home or convalescent home for animal feed is prohibited. (b) The collection for use of edible garbage as animal feed by any person who has not obtained a valid sanitary permit is prohibited. (c) The slaught…

§ 41408. Location of Edible Garbage Feeding Establishments. Edible garbage feeding establishments shall be located only in designated agricultural zones and any facility connected with the operation shall not be less than twenty (20) feet away form the property boundaries, not wi…

§ 41409. Record Keeping, Registration and Distribution of Edible Garbage by Garbage Collection Sites. (a) All edible garbage collection sites shall register with the Division when engaging in any manner with any person collecting edible garbage. All site shall maintain a record o…

§ 41410. Sanitary Control and Facilities. (a) Appropriate enclosure or confinement shall be provided and shall be in good repair at all times so that animals are not capable of running loose. Loose animals are governed under 10 GCA Chapter 35 and its regulations. (b) Edible garba…

§ 41411. Cooking or Treatment of Edible Garbage. (a) Only approved potable water shall be used for cooking or processing of edible garbage for livestock. (b) Garbage cooking equipment and facilities shall be adequate for the type, size and location of the garbage feeding operatio…

§ 41412. Feeding Facilities. (a) All feeding areas shall be surfaced with concrete or other approved materials impervious to liquids and shall be free of cracks and crevices. Feeding areas shall be constructed in such a manner that flood cleaning can easily be performed, and all …

§ 41413. Severability. If any provision of these regulations or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions or applications of these regulations.…

§ 41414. Repealer. All regulations or parts of regulations in conflict with these regulations are hereby repealed.

§ 41415. Supplemental. The following are applicable requirements which were not entirely included herein. Therefore pertinent references are included herein which shall also be enforceable under these Rules and Regulations. Guam Code Annotated Title 10 Chapter 20 General Provisio…

§ 41501. General Provisions. (a) Purpose. These regulations shall be liberally construed and applied to promote their underlying purpose of protecting the public health. (b) Definitions. For the purpose of these regulations: (1) Corrosion-Resistant Materials means those materials…