TRENTON — Lawmakers in New Jersey are shining a light on the use of tanning beds by minors. Both the state Senate and Assembly plan to consider legislation Monday that would make it illegal for anyone under 18 from using tanning salons — even if they have their parents' permission. The bill also requires salon operators to post signs...
Ashley Apsher, an employee of the Electric Beach tanning salon in Odenton, Md., lies in one of the salon's tanning beds in this 2007 file photo.TRENTON — Lawmakers in New Jersey are shining a light on the use of tanning beds by minors.
Both the state Senate and Assembly plan to consider legislation Monday that would make it illegal for anyone under 18 from using tanning salons — even if they have their parents' permission.
The bill also requires salon operators to post signs warning minors to stay away.
The American Academy of Dermatology says people who use indoor tanning devices are 75 percent more likely to develop the most dangerous type of skin cancer.
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