Tattoo Parlor Permit Requirements in New Haven, CT

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. Connecticut Department of Revenue Services — Sales Tax Permit

   Required for all businesses selling tangible personal property or taxable services in Connecticut. Connecticut charges a 6.35% state sales tax and taxes certain services (broader base than many states). Register with the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services via myconneCT; a $100 registration fee applies.

   Official government source

   $100 (registration fee)·Immediate (online via myconneCT)

   $100 (registration fee)

   Immediate (online via myconneCT)

2. Bloodborne Pathogen and Disease Transmission Training (per tattoo artist)

   Bloodborne pathogen training is a condition of state licensure, not a separate local programme. CGS Sec. 20-266n requires every applicant for a Connecticut Tattoo Technician licence to have successfully completed, within the three years preceding application, a course on prevention of disease transmission and bloodborne pathogens meeting the federal OSHA standard at 29 CFR 1910.1030 and including a proficiency examination, plus current basic first aid certification from the American Red Cross, the American Heart Association or an organisation using their guidelines. It is not renewed annually: at each biennial licence renewal the licensee must complete the course again within the preceding six months, sign an attestation on a DPH-prescribed form, and retain the completion certificate for at least four years, producing it to DPH within 45 days of a request.

   Official government source

   Course fees are set by the private OSHA-compliant training providers, not by the state; CT DPH charges no separate fee for the training itself·The course must have been completed within the three years before an initial application, and again within the six months before each biennial licence renewal (CGS Sec. 20-266n)

   Course fees are set by the private OSHA-compliant training providers, not by the state; CT DPH charges no separate fee for the training itself

   The course must have been completed within the three years before an initial application, and again within the six months before each biennial licence renewal (CGS Sec. 20-266n)

1. Connecticut Tattoo Technician License plus local establishment inspection

   There is no joint state-and-local 'Body Art Establishment Permit' in Connecticut. CGS Chapter 387a requires each person who tattoos to hold an individual Tattoo Technician licence from CT DPH, conditioned on being 18 or older, completing within the preceding three years an OSHA-compliant bloodborne pathogen and disease transmission course with a proficiency examination, and holding current American Red Cross or American Heart Association basic first aid certification; the same course must be completed again within the six months before each renewal. The establishment is not licensed by the state: under CGS Sec. 20-266s the director of health for the town, city, borough or district may inspect tattoo establishments annually for sanitary condition, may enter during business hours, and may order an unsanitary establishment brought into compliance. In New Haven that role sits with the city health department.

   Official government source

   $250 DPH initial tattoo technician licence and $250 to reinstate, with $200 biennial renewal; the local health director may charge a reasonable inspection fee capped at $100 by CGS Sec. 20-266s·The DPH technician licence renews every two years, with the bloodborne pathogen course completed within the six months before renewal; local establishment inspections are conducted on an annual basis at the health director's discretion

   $250 DPH initial tattoo technician licence and $250 to reinstate, with $200 biennial renewal; the local health director may charge a reasonable inspection fee capped at $100 by CGS Sec. 20-266s

   The DPH technician licence renews every two years, with the bloodborne pathogen course completed within the six months before renewal; local establishment inspections are conducted on an annual basis at the health director's discretion

2. New Haven zoning compliance and category-specific licenses (no general business license)

   New Haven issues no blanket general business license renewed annually and displayed at the place of business, and Connecticut has no statewide one. The city's Licenses & Permits index routes 'Business License' to the Permit & License Center, whose licences are strictly category-specific - Amusement, Auction and Auctioneer, Broker, Rooming House, Sales and Street Vendor/Peddler - with applications presented in person. What does apply to a business generally is zoning: the premises need a zoning permit or zoning compliance confirmation and a Certificate of Occupancy from the Office of Building Inspection & Enforcement under CGS Sec. 29-265. Note also that the department issuing building and licence approvals is the Office of Building Inspection & Enforcement, not Economic Development.

   Official government source

   No general business license fee exists; zoning, building and category-specific licence fees are set per category by New Haven's adopted fee schedules·A building permit must be issued or refused within 30 days of application (CGS Sec. 29-263(a)); Permit & License Center applications must be presented in person and are not issued same day

   No general business license fee exists; zoning, building and category-specific licence fees are set per category by New Haven's adopted fee schedules

   A building permit must be issued or refused within 30 days of application (CGS Sec. 29-263(a)); Permit & License Center applications must be presented in person and are not issued same day

Official Sources

• Connecticut Department of Public Health — Body Art Establishment Permit
• City of New Haven Department of Licenses and Inspections

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