Tanning

Pay your annual Georgia Tanning Facility Registration fee.

• Rules/Regulations

  Official Georgia Code, Title 31 Chapter 38
        (click here to view Code on Lexis-Nexis)

  
• Registration Application and Information:

  After January 1, 2011, no person shall establish, maintain, or operate a tanning facility in the state without first having registered with the Department of Public Health.
  
  Registration Letter
  Registration Application
  Frequently Asked Questions
  Sample Warning Sign

  
• Additional Information

  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – Skin Cancer
  Environmental Protection Agency – Sun Wise Program
  Food & Drug Administration - Tanning Info

  
• Mission/Program Goals

  Mission

  Inform users and operators of the health risks associated with exposure to ultraviolet radiation emitted from tanning devices.

  Program Goals:

  Register all tanning facilities mandated by the Georgia Code.
  Maintain database of registered tanning facilities.
  Provide information on the risks associated with indoor tanning devices.