Primal Urge is the destination of thousands, who are seeking excellence, in the body piercing procedure. Primal Urge is the only 100% OSHA Compliant body piercing facility in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Delaware and Maryland since 1992.

Government Officials have elected not to take action to protect the health and safety of the public, but regulations are needed to do so. This oversight is jeopardizing the health and safety of the public, as body piercing shops in PA are not operating at a standard which reduces the potential for exposure to Hepatitis and other Bloodbourne Pathogens Virus. Primal Urge asks you contact your local legislator and request his/her involvement in passing appropriate regulations for body piercing.
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Since 2001, Ron Rotatori has been informing the public as to the realities of the body piercing regulations in New Jersey. In May of 2008, Assemblyman Herb Conaway sponsored a bill (number, A-2433) which will raise the standards required for the body piercing shops in New Jersey. Assemblyman Conaway states “Tattooing and body piercing currently are unregulated. We need to ensure safe standards for invasive procedures that can be potentially harmful.” Learn the realities of the present licensing program for body piercing in the State of New Jersey. Read More (goes to “New Legislation for Piercing” section of the website)

Assemblyman Herb Conaway from New Jersey states “Presently, tattooing and body piercing are largely unregulated practices, except for requiring sterilization of equipment, preparation of the skin where the tattoo will be applied, aftercare following the tattooing, and limitations on dyes and pigments used.” he goes on to say that “We need to ensure safe standards for invasive procedures that can be potentially harmful," said Conaway (D-Burlington), a practicing physician. "Individuals who wish to get a tattoo or piercing should know that the artist they are paying meets the highest possible standards."
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The Body Piercing shops in New Jersey, with the assistance of the State Health Department, are misleading the public into believing New Jersey Body Piercing Regulations are the strictest in the country. The reality is Body Piercing in New Jersey remains unregulated. In a Statement by Assemblyman Herb Conaway, he states: “We need to ensure safe standards for invasive procedures that can be potentially harmful,” said Conaway, a practicing physician. “Individuals who wish to get a tattoo or piercing should know that the artist they are paying meets the highest possible standards.” He goes on to say, “Presently, tattooing and body piercing are largely unregulated practices, except for requiring sterilization of equipment. The only thing consumers should worry about when patronizing a tattoo or body-piercing parlor should be the tattoo design or jewelry they want, not whether they are putting themselves in harm’s way.”read more>>>>