As used in this chapter unless the context requires otherwise: "Fitzpatrick scale" means the following scale for classifying a skin type, based on the skin's reaction to the first 10 to 45 minutes of sun exposure after the winter season: "Owner" means a person who owns or operates a tanning facility. "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or association. "Phototherapy device" means a piece of equipment that emits ultraviolet radiation and that is used by a health care provider in the treatment of a disease. "Tanning device" means any equipment that emits electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in the air between 200 and 400 nanometers and that is used for tanning of human skin, including a sunlamp, tanning booth, or tanning bed. The term also includes any accompanying equipment, including protective eyewear, timers, and handrails. "Tanning facility" means a business that provides persons access to tanning devices. 1990, c. 776; 2007, c. 575.
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