<P> No legislation found . </P> <P> "There is no legislation regulating body piercing and tattooing . As a result there is no legal minimum age at which you can get a body piercing or tattoo ." However, many tattoo shops will refuse to tattoo anyone under the age of 18 . </P> <P> You must be over 18 years of age to get a tattoo freely without parental consent . You need to have parental or guardian consent at the ages of 16 and 17 . </P> <P> The legal age is 16 . </P>

Hiw old do you have to be to get a tatto