Tattoo Parlor Permit Requirements in Bangor, ME

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. Maine Revenue Services — Sales Tax Registration

   Required for all businesses selling tangible personal property or taxable services in Maine. Maine charges a 5.5% state sales tax (food and lodging have different rates). Register with Maine Revenue Services online.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online)

   Free

   Immediate (online)

2. Bloodborne Pathogen Training (per tattoo artist)

   Maine's Rules Relating to Tattooing require every applicant for a tattoo practitioner license - new applicants and renewals alike - to show proof of having attended a bloodborne pathogen training program given or approved by the Department of Health and Human Services within the last 3 years. Training is delivered by private providers and professional associations, not by DHHS itself.

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   Course fees are set by the training provider (commonly under $100 per person); DHHS charges nothing for the training itself·Typically a short course completed in a day or online; the certificate must be no more than 3 years old at each application or renewal

   Course fees are set by the training provider (commonly under $100 per person); DHHS charges nothing for the training itself

   Typically a short course completed in a day or online; the certificate must be no more than 3 years old at each application or renewal

1. Maine Tattoo Practitioner License (DHHS Health Inspection Program)

   Tattooing in Maine requires a tattoo practitioner license from the Department of Health and Human Services, issued by the Maine CDC Health Inspection Program. Licenses are issued to an individual for a specific approved establishment, so a separate license is required for each operating location, and they expire September 30 each year. New applicants and renewals must show proof of a bloodborne pathogen training program given or approved by the Department within the last 3 years, plus a demonstration of safe tattooing practice. Body piercing and micropigmentation are licensed separately. Bangor has no delegated local health inspection program, so this license comes directly from the state.

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   $250 per year for a Tattoo Practitioner license ($250 for Body Piercing; $300 for both; $50 for each additional location; $75 for a tattoo show). Late renewal adds $25 within 30 days or $125 after (Maine CDC Health Inspection Program fee schedule).·Licenses run to September 30 each year; the establishment must pass inspection before the license is issued

   $250 per year for a Tattoo Practitioner license ($250 for Body Piercing; $300 for both; $50 for each additional location; $75 for a tattoo show). Late renewal adds $25 within 30 days or $125 after (Maine CDC Health Inspection Program fee schedule).

   Licenses run to September 30 each year; the establishment must pass inspection before the license is issued

2. Bangor Business Licenses (only for specific regulated activities)

   Bangor has no general business license and no fee based on gross revenues. The City Clerk licenses only the activities enumerated in the City Code and fee schedule - for example victualers (eating places), lunch wagons, liquor, taverns, amusement devices, bowling, theaters, carnivals and circuses, innkeepers, pawnbrokers, secondhand and precious-metals dealers, taxis, mobile home parks, flammable liquid and explosives dealers, and marijuana establishments. If your activity is not on that list you need no city business license, only zoning and code compliance.

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   Fees are set per license type in the City of Bangor Schedule of Fees - for example victualer $248 (no tables or under 2,000 sq ft) or $684 (over 2,000 sq ft), amusement device $60, taxi cab $118, pawnbroker $154, tavern $297. Fees rise each July 1 with the CPI-U.·Apply to the City Clerk before opening; licenses tied to inspections are issued after those are complete

   Fees are set per license type in the City of Bangor Schedule of Fees - for example victualer $248 (no tables or under 2,000 sq ft) or $684 (over 2,000 sq ft), amusement device $60, taxi cab $118, pawnbroker $154, tavern $297. Fees rise each July 1 with the CPI-U.

   Apply to the City Clerk before opening; licenses tied to inspections are issued after those are complete

Official Sources

• Maine Department of Health and Human Services — Tattoo/Body Piercing Establishment Permit
• City of Bangor City Clerk

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