Title: Body Art Establishment
Alternate Title:
Description: The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) administers licensing for body art technicians. "Body art" or "body art procedures" means physical body adornment using, but not limited to, tattooing and body piercing. "Tattooing" includes micropigmentation and cosmetic tattooing. "Body art establishment" means any structure or venue, whether permanent, temporary, or mobile, where body art is performed.
Subject: Business
Creation Date: 7/19/2010 10:37:03 AM
Modification Date: 2/12/2026 11:05:15 AM
Agency Name: Health (MDH), Minnesota Department of
Agency URL: https://www.health.state.mn.us
Agency Description:
The Minnesota Department of Health is the state's lead public health agency, responsible for protecting, maintaining and improving the health of all Minnesotans.
Agency Phone: 651-201-5000
888-345-0823
Agency Fax: Agency URL: https://www.health.state.mn.us
Agency Address: Health, Minnesota Dept. of
625 Robert St. N.
P.O. Box 64975
St. Paul
MN
55164-0975
Division Name: Health Occupations Program
Division URL:
Division Description:
Division Phone: 651-201-4200
Division Fax: Division URL:
Division Address:
P.O. Box 64882
Attn: Body Art
St. Paul
MN
55164-0882
Unit Name: Body Art Program
Unit URL:
Unit Description:
Unit Phone: Unit Fax: Contact person(s): Health.BA@state.mn.us
Unit URL:
Audience:
Application URL: https://bodyart.web.health.state.mn.us/
Renewal URL: https://bodyart.web.health.state.mn.us/
Versa URL:
Requirements:
Rules:
Statutes: 146B
Forms:
To apply for a body art establishment license, you must:
Make sure you are in an MDH-regulated area. MDH does not regulate facilities in the following locations: Anoka, Hennepin, and Steele counties and the cities of Minneapolis, Maplewood, Brooklyn Park, Bloomington, and Edina.
Fees:
Establishments
Initial Establishment license and two year license renewal period - $1,500
Provisional Establishment license: $1,500
Temporary Body Art Establishment Event permit - $200
The commissioner shall prorate the first renewal fee for the establishment license based on the number of months from issuance of the provisional license to the first renewal.
Verification of Licensure to Other States - $25
Reissuance of a provisional establishment license that relocates prior to inspection and removal of provisional status - $350. The expiration date of the provisional license does not change.
Change an establishment name or establishment type, such as tattoo, piercing, or dual - $50 Fee for late submission of an establishment renewal application - $300
The technical violation fee for operating a body art establishment after the license has expired and before it is renewed - $300 for any part of the first month, plus $300 for any part of any subsequent month up to six months. Continued practice or operation after six months becomes a disciplinary violation.
Period of Issuance:
Establishment licenses are valid for up to two years (effective July 1, 2017). All establishment licenses expire on September 30th. The first renewal fee will be a prorated amount based upon the month your license was issued.
Length of Determination:
Up to 30 days AFTER application paperwork is considered complete.
Other Info:
Activity: Restaurants
Food
Food Service
License Detail URL:
Body Art
Current Body Art Licenses
