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New State Law Bans Children From Using Indoor Tanning Facilities Effective Immediately New State Law Bans Children From Using Indoor Tanning Facilities Effective Immediately
New State Law Bans Children From Using Indoor Tanning Facilities Effective Immediately Teenagers looking to get tan in New York are going to have to do it the old-fashioned way and lay out in the sun. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday that he has signed legislation that will prohibit children under the age of 18 from using indoor tanning facilities, effective immediately. "It is indisputable that tanning devices and UV exposure place users at the highest risk for skin cancer, made worse for those who begin tanning indoors at a young age,” Sen. Phil Booth said in a statement. “With so much misleading and ill-informed information regarding indoor tanning, we…

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by Zak Failla