Although some teens may consider a glowing tan as essential as the need to buy a new dress before prom, health concerns have led Davis County to limit teenage tanning.

Teens under age 17 are no longer permitted to use commercial tanning beds in Davis County without a parent present. The Davis County Health Board approved the measure Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2006.

After a long debate over where the line should be drawn between personal right and board intervention, seven of the nine board members voted to adopt the parental permission rule.

Find out more about tannig salon restrictions in Davis County at http://newsnet.byu.edu/story.cfm/58504.