Microblading Licensing And Regulations
MICROBLADING LICENSING AND REGULATIONS
Alabama Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Alabama Department of Public Health
Division of Food, Milk, and Lodging
The RSA Tower 201 Monroe Street, Suite 1250
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: (334) 206-5300
Alaska Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
For more information please visit:
• Alaska’s Board of Barbers and Hairdressers
• Applications/Forms
• Statutes and Regulations
Contact Information:
Colleen Wilson
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau AK 99811-0806
Phone: 907/465-2547
Fax: 907/465-2974
colleen.wilson@alaska.gov
Arizona Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Arkansas Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
• Tattoos & Permanent Cosmetics Rules and Regulations
• Tattoos & Permanent Cosmetic Artists FAQ
• Tattoos & Permanent Cosmetic Parlor Permit
Contact Information:
4815 West Markham,
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-661-2000
California Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
• Tattooing, Permanent Cosmetics and Body Piercing: Standards for Sterilization, Sanitation and Safety
• Health and Safety Code
Contact Information:
Department of Public Health
Phone: 916-558-1784
Colorado Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
For more information please visit:
• Rules and Regulations for Body Art Establishment
• Business Licensing Database: Tattoo/Body Art Parlor
Contact Information:
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80246-1530
(303) 692-2700
Connecticut Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06134
(860) 509-8000
Delaware Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Delaware Health and Social Services
Division of Public Health
417 Federal Street
Jesse Cooper Building
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 744-1220
Fax: (302) 739-1957
Florida Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Bureau of Community Environmental Health, HSEC,
4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN A08,
Tallahassee, Florida, 32399-1710
Phone: (850) 245-427
Hawaii Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Idaho Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
18-1523.Tattooing, branding and body piercing of minors
Illinois Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
PART 797 BODY ART CODE
Contact Information:
Illinois Department of Public Health
535 W. Jefferson St.
Springfield, IL 62761
217-782-4977
Indiana Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Indiana State Department of Health
2 North Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 233-132
Iowa Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
For additional information on the tattoo program, please call: (515) 281-7726.
Kansas Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
714 SW Jackson Suite 100,
Topeka, Kansas 66603
Phone: (785) 296-3155
Fax (785) 296-3002
Email: kboc@kboc.state.ks.us
Kentucky Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Cabinet for Health and Family Services
Office of the Secretary
275 East Main Street
Frankfort, Ky. 40621
Phone: 1-800-372-2973
Louisiana Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals
628 N. 4th Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Phone: (225) 342-9500
Maine Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Department of Health and Human Services
221 State Street
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: 207-287-3707
Maryland Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
However, local county and city government are often involved in the regulation of tattooing, please check with your local government for more details.
Massachusetts Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Office of Health Services
250 Washington Street 6th Fl
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: (617) 210-5000
Michigan Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
- 333.13101 Definitions.
- 333.13102 Tattoo, brand, or body-piercing on minor; consent of parent or guardian required; individual under influence of alcoholic liquor or controlled substance.
- 333.13104 Tattooing, branding, or performing body-piercing; licensure of body art facility required; application; form; issuance; duration; fees.
- 333.13107 Owner of body art facility; duties.
Minnesota Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
P.O. Box 64975
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
651-201-5000
888-345-0823 – For Minnesota callers outside the metro area (toll-free)
Mississippi Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Mississippi State Department of Health
570 East Woodrow Wilson Drive
Jackson, MS 39216
Phone: 601-576-7400 (8am-5pm)
Missouri Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
For the most current information please visit the Missouri Office of Tattooing, Body Piercing & Branding website.
Contact Information:
Office of Tattooing, Body Piercing & Branding
3605 Missouri Blvd
P.O. Box 1335
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1335
T: (573) 526-8288
E: tattoo@pr.mo.gov
Montana Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Food and Consumer Safety Section
1400 Broadway, Room C214
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-5622
Nebraska Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South,
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
Phone: (402) 471-2117
Nevada Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Tattoo establishments are regulated locally under district and local boards of health. The Health Authorities responsible are:
- Clark County Health District (Body Art Page)
- Washoe County District Health Department (Main Page)
- Carson City Environmental Health Department (Main Page)
Please email them directly if you don’t find the information you are looking for on their web site.
The State Health Division has responsibility as the Health Authority for the other rural and frontier counties. The Health Division does not currently have regulations related to tattooing.
- For the most current information please visit:
- • New Hampshire Body Art Practitioner website
- • New Hampshire Statutes: Chapter 314-A: Body Art
Contact Information:
LICENSING AND REGULATIVE SERVICES
Department of Health and Human Services
129 Pleasant Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301
Phone: (603) 271-0277
Contact person: Connie Beliveau
E-mail: cbeliveau@dhhs.state.nh.ust
New Jersey Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
John Fitch Plaza, PO Box 360
Trenton, N.J. 08625-036
New Mexico Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists
2550 Cerrillos Road, Second Floor
Toney Anaya Building
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 476-4690
New York Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
New York State Department of Health
Center for Environmental Health Bureau of Community Environmental Health & Food Protection
547 River Street, Room 515
Troy, NY 12180-2216
(518)-402-7600
(800)-458-1158, extension 2-7600
e-mail: bcehfp@health.state.ny.us
North Carolina Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Environmental Health Services Section
1632 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1632
Phone: 919-733-2884
North Dakota Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
- • North Dakota Century Code and North Dakota Administrative Code pertaining to Tattoo and Body Art Facilities
- • North Dakota Division of Food and Lodging
Contact Information:
Food & Lodging
Phone: 701.328.1291
Toll Free: 1.800.472.2927
Fax: 701.328.1890
Ohio Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Department of Health (DOH)
246 North High Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 614-466-3543
Oklahoma Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Consumer Protection Division
1000 N.E. 10th Street
(405) 271-5243
Contact: Tressa Madden, Director
Oregon Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Electrologists, Permanent Color, Tattoo Artists
700 Summer St. NE Suite 320
Salem OR 97301-1287
Pennsylvania Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
State Board of Cosmetology
P.O. Box 2649, Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone – (717) 783-7130
ST-COSMETOLOGY@pa.gov
Rhode Island Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
- • Rhode Island General Law §23-1-39 Tattooing and/or Body Piercing
- • Rhode Island General Law §11-9-15 Tattooing of Minors
- • Rhode Island Rules and Regulations of Tattoo Artists and Tattoo Parlors
Contact Information:
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill
Providence RI 02908
1-800-942-7434
(out of state 401-222-5960)
South Carolina Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
S.C. DHEC
2600 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 898-3432
Tennessee Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Division of General Environmental Health
425 Fifth Avenue, North
Cordell Hull Building, 6th Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741-7206
Texas Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Division for Regulatory Services
P. O. Box 149347
Austin, Texas 78714
(512) 834-6770
Utah Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
76-10-2201. Unlawful body piercing and tattooing of a minor — Penalties.
For more information, please contact your local Health Department.
Vermont Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Office of Professional Regulation
National Life Bldg, North FL2
Montpelier, VT 05620
Phone: (802) 828-1505
Virginia Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation
9960 Mayland Drive
Suite 400
Richmond, Virginia 23233-1463
Phone: (804) 367-8509
Email: barbercosmo@dpor.virginia.gov
Washington Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
If you have any other questions, please visit the Access Washington Help Center at: http://support.access.wa.gov/
West Virginia Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources
State Capitol Complex, Building 3 Room 206
Charleston, WV 25305
Phone: (304) 558-0684
Wisconsin Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Contact Information:
T: 608-266-1562
E: webmaildph@dhfs.state.wi.us
Division of Public Health
Food Safety and Recreational Licensing
1 W Wilson Street, Room 150
Madison WI 53703
Wyoming Permanent Cosmetics Legislation & Regulation Information
Local licensing requirements may exist. Contact the City Clerk’s Office for more information.