Tattoo Parlor Permit Requirements in Overland Park, KS

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. Kansas Department of Revenue — Retailer's Sales Tax License

   Required for all businesses selling tangible personal property or taxable services in Kansas. Kansas charges a 6.5% state sales tax; local jurisdictions may impose additional taxes. Register with the Kansas Department of Revenue.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online)

   Free

   Immediate (online)

2. Bloodborne Pathogen / Infection Control Training (per artist)

   Tattoo artists in Kansas are licensed by the Kansas Board of Cosmetology, which regulates the body art professions (tattoo artist, cosmetic tattoo artist, body piercer) alongside cosmetology and tanning — not KDHE. The board's body art practitioner application requires verification of eight hours of board-approved infection control and bloodborne pathogens training, plus a documented apprenticeship training log, as a condition of licensure. No annual retraining mandate appears in the board's published requirements; confirm current continuing-education rules with the board.

   Official government source

   $100 total to the board ($50 application fee plus $50 initial license fee); the eight-hour training itself is bought from a private provider, so its price varies·Eight hours of approved training; the board asks applicants to allow 15 business days to process licensure submissions

   $100 total to the board ($50 application fee plus $50 initial license fee); the eight-hour training itself is bought from a private provider, so its price varies

   Eight hours of approved training; the board asks applicants to allow 15 business days to process licensure submissions

1. Kansas Board of Cosmetology — Body Art Establishment License

   Tattoo establishments in Kansas are licensed by the Kansas Board of Cosmetology, not KDHE; KBOC licenses the cosmetology, body art and tanning professions and explicitly lists establishments for the body art professions. Apply on KBOC's Body Art Establishment Application — the same form covers a new shop, a complete change of ownership or a change of location — with photo ID and either a signed W-9 (FEIN) or social security documentation, plus the inspector work order and required affidavits. A compliance inspection is scheduled as close as possible to the anticipated opening date. Each artist separately needs a body art practitioner license requiring 50 logged apprentice procedures and eight hours of Board-approved infection control and bloodborne pathogens training; body piercers also need current CPR certification. Overland Park adds no city tattoo licence.

   Official government source

   $50 facility initial license fee per body art category (tattoo, cosmetic tattoo, tattoo/cosmetic tattoo, body piercing); $50 annual facility renewal, $80 if late; $25 duplicate license. Each practitioner pays $100 total — $50 application fee plus $50 initial license fee.·Submit the establishment application at least three weeks before the anticipated opening date; the compliance inspection is scheduled as close to that date as possible. Renewals are not accepted more than six weeks in advance.

   $50 facility initial license fee per body art category (tattoo, cosmetic tattoo, tattoo/cosmetic tattoo, body piercing); $50 annual facility renewal, $80 if late; $25 duplicate license. Each practitioner pays $100 total — $50 application fee plus $50 initial license fee.

   Submit the establishment application at least three weeks before the anticipated opening date; the compliance inspection is scheduled as close to that date as possible. Renewals are not accepted more than six weeks in advance.

2. City of Overland Park - No General Business License (Specialty Licenses Only)

   Overland Park does not require a general business license or Certificate of Occupancy renewal for most businesses. The City Clerk's office administers a small set of specialty licenses (massage therapist/establishment, pawnbroker, precious metal dealer, taxi/limo/car service, transient merchant) for businesses that fall into those categories; a Certificate of Occupancy is a one-time requirement tied to the space, not an annual business license.

   Official government source

   $0 general license (specialty licenses only, fees vary by license type)·not applicable unless a specialty license applies

   $0 general license (specialty licenses only, fees vary by license type)

   not applicable unless a specialty license applies

Official Sources

• Kansas Department of Health and Environment — Body Art Facility Permit
• City of Overland Park Planning and Development Services

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