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Following new federal health standards and concerns over the safety of tanning salons, the District has rolled out 74 pages worth of draft rules and regulations that would limit who can use the salons and what they’ll be told before they do so.

The rules, which will be finalized within 30 days, would make it illegal for anyone under 14 from using equipment in tanning salons and require anyone under 18 to get a parental consent form before being allowed to tan. Additionally, all salons will be required to provide FDA-compliant eye protection, keep the tanning equipment in sanitary condition and ensure that the interior of the tanning salon does not exceed 100° F. Salons would also be required to post a warning sign informing customers of the dangers of extended exposure to ultraviolet rays. Anyone looking to open a tanning salon would have to get a license from the D.C. Department of Health.

That’s only the first few pages of rules, though. In the later pages, there are rules governing everything from how salons have to be built to toilet paper (required in in every bathroom) and fish (permitted, but only if in a sanitary aquarium). Oh yeah, and if owners fail to comply with any of the rules and regulations, they could faced a $10,000 fine or up to a year in prison — and each subsequent day that a violation isn’t corrected would count as a separate offense.

According to the American Tanning Institute, the number of states with and without regulations for tanning salons and pretty evenly split. Locally, the District will be joining Maryland in the regulated camp, but if you’re more of the libertarian-type tanner, head for Virginia or West Virginia. Despite the new spate of regulations across the country, though, ABC reported in March that plenty of people — notably minors — still found a way to get around them.

So while those indoor tans may soon become a little tougher to get — no problem, right, Speaker Boehner? — remember this: tattoos and piercings remain unregulated in the District, but that may soon change too.