N.J. bans minors from tanning beds
Source: CNN
Minors under 17 will be prohibited from using commercial tanning beds in New Jersey, and those under 14 will be banned from spray-tanning procedures in tanning facilities, under a new law signed by Gov. Chris Christie.
In remarks made at the time he signed the bill Monday, Christie noted that New Jersey already banned those under 14 from using tanning facilities.
But, he said, "the new restrictions imposed by this bill followed a single, but breathlessly reported, incident of a parent bringing a minor child into a tanning facility."
In February, a New Jersey grand jury declined to indict a woman accused of child endangerment for allegedly allowing her 5-year-old daughter to use a tanning bed, resulting in leg burns.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/02/health/new-jersey-tanning-minors/index.html
Neither can those teenagers cross state lines to New York, which banned minors from indoor tanning effective Aug. 2012. However, according to the NCSL, Pennsylvania lacks such laws, so NJ teens living close enough can take trips to Philadelphia, Allentown, or Scranton to do indoor tanning. Meanwhile, Delaware requires parental permission for those aged 14-18.
But at least dissatisfied NYC residents can still buy super-sized drinks in New Jersey.
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