A tanning parlor is a place where customers or visitors can tan their skin by exposing themselves to special ultraviolet lamps. The lamps are often placed over beds, where users lie down for limited periods of time. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation from tanning lamps increases the risk of skin cancer.

Exposure to ultraviolet lamps is the defining service. Cosmetic coloring that does not use those lamps does not meet this tanning-parlor definition.

The lamps may be arranged over beds, but lying down is not mandatory. The equipment layout can vary while the ultraviolet tanning service remains the same.