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Statement of Goals
 A.P.T.
is a non-profit, tax exempt organization. Your membership and
seminar fees are tax deductible.
A.P.T. members are encouraged to form good working relationships with
their legislators, local and state health departments. The future of
our industry can only be assured through the free exchange of information
between officials and practitioners.
We seek
unity among the membership and an understanding that an "open door"
policy will dispel myths and rumors within the industry. Artists should
be aware that the interests of the industry are greater than their self-interests.
Our board
can only govern A.P.T. based on trust from the membership. Your active
involvement ensures this organization will serve its members and the
industry. Our By-laws demand complete and responsible accounting for
all funds accumulated and spent by the APT on behalf of its members.
A.P.T. is organized to be directly responsible to its members.
The primary
purpose of A.P.T. is to promote education, health and safety as it concerns
our industry. We believe that internal industry regulation is preferable
to outside regulation. However, where legislation is inevitable, APT
will seek to ensure that the legislation is fair, sane and enforceable.
A.P.T.
does not advocate limiting access to tattoo supplies for the tattooist.
We encourage suppliers to inform and educate their customers with regard
to safe and responsible tattooing.
A.P.T.
will never endorse, finance or lend the A.P.T. name to any for-profit
organization, so as not to be diverted from our primary purpose.
A.P.T.
may employ special workers for functions beyond our scope (accounting,
medical issues, legal issues) in regard to their contributions to the
education of our membership.
Our public
relations policy is based upon responsible promotion; we need always
maintain professional integrity at the level of press, radio, TV and
film. Every individual acts as a representative of the industry and
must understand that as such, they have a responsibility to maintain
a professional demeanor.
Preservation
of the art of tattooing within a rapidly changing world, and promotion
of education, health and safety as they relate to our industry are the
foundations upon which we exist, ever reminding us to place principles
before personalities.
Membership
Categories and Benefits
There are six levels of support.
Please choose the one that best suits your interests. If you have any
questions, please call the home office at
(407) 831-5549 or email
us
DONATION - your $20.00
contribution helps us continue working towards our goals. Open
to anyone who supports A.P.T.'s goals.
- Benefits - A.P.T.
sticker and a Thank You Letter.
SUPPORTING - your
$50.00 yearly contribution helps preserve tattooing as an art. Open
to any with concern for the promotion of tattooing as a professional
business. This category is ideal for collectors of tattoos and those
in fields of academic research.
- Benefits - Contribution is tax deductible,
Membership Certificate, Skin Scribe Newsletter
and A.P.T. sticker.
COSMETIC TATTOOIST
- yearly dues are $125.00.
Requirements - Open to licensed or certified
cosmetic tattooists. Please provide a copy of your license or certificate.
ASSOCIATE NON-ARTIST
- yearly dues are $75.00. Requirements
- Open to people closely associated with the business of tattooing,
but not as a professional tattooist - i.e.: front office personnel,
non-tattooing shop owners, health department officials, etc.
ASSOCIATE TATTOOIST
- yearly dues are $100.00.
Requirements - Open to artists with fewer
than three (3) years of professional experience or those currently apprenticing
with a professional artist. Please provide the name of the artist you
are apprenticing under as a sponsor.
- Benefits - Voting Rights,
contribution is tax deductible, eligible to attend seminars, seminar
re-takes at substantially reduced rates, receives all newsletters
and bulletins, membership certificate and ID card, may be eligible
for group insurance rates,peace of mind in the knowledge that you
benefit from the preservation of tattooing as an art. Your membership
packet will include a membership manual and reprints of past newsletters.
PROFESSIONAL
- yearly dues are $150.00. Requirements
- Full-time occupation as a tattooist with three (3) years minimum experience
in an established location. You must provide trade references (medical,
supplies, etc.) or a copy of an invoice for supplies, in your
name, that is at least three (3) years old.
- Benefits - Voting rights, contribution
is tax deductible, nationally available public liability insurance
packages, access to legal and medical archive resource material,
eligible to attend seminars, seminar re-takes at substantially reduced
rates, bulletins - emergency and legislative updates, A.P.T.'s Quick
Reference Guide, membership certificate and ID card, knowledge that
you benefit from the preservation of tattooing as an art. Your membership
packet will include a membership manual and reprints of past newsletters.
REVOCATION of MEMBERSHIP
- Failure to pay yearly dues.
- Failure to uphold the goals of A.P.T.
- Failure to take the P.D.T.T. course every year to comply with
O.S.H.A.
- Resale or use for profit of the Membership Directory.
- Resale or distribution of the PDTT seminar manual.
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The application process takes about
two (2) weeks. If you have any questions while you wait,
Please call the home office at (407) 831-5549. Email
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