Tattoo Parlor Permit Requirements in Bellevue, NE

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

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

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   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. Nebraska Department of Revenue — Sales and Use Tax Permit

   Any business selling taxable goods or taxable services in Nebraska must hold a sales tax permit from the Nebraska Department of Revenue and collect tax at the combined state and local rate for the delivery location. Register online through the Department's business registration service or by filing paper Form 20; NebFile is the separate system used to file returns once you are registered, not the registration tool. Local city sales and use taxes are layered on top of the state rate and change by quarter, so use the Department's Sales Tax Rate Finder for the exact rate at each address rather than assuming a flat figure.

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   $0 — the Nebraska Department of Revenue charges no fee to register for a sales and use tax permit, online or by paper Form 20.·Registering online, you are either assigned a Nebraska ID number at the time of registration or contacted by the Department within five business days for additional information. Allow about two weeks for a paper Form 20.

   $0 — the Nebraska Department of Revenue charges no fee to register for a sales and use tax permit, online or by paper Form 20.

   Registering online, you are either assigned a Nebraska ID number at the time of registration or contacted by the Department within five business days for additional information. Allow about two weeks for a paper Form 20.

2. Bloodborne Pathogen and First Aid Training (per body artist)

   To be licensed as a tattoo artist, body piercer, brander or permanent color technician in Nebraska, DHHS requires at least four hours of training completed within the three years immediately before application. That must include at least two hours of bloodborne pathogens (disease) training covering sanitation, infection control and sterilization, with a required examination testing sanitation, safety and emergency procedures, infection control including cross contamination and barrier control, and sterilization including autoclave use — plus a basic first aid class. You must attach proof of completion of both. The same two-hour bloodborne pathogens requirement (within the prior 24 months) applies to reinstatement, and all body art licenses for persons and facilities expire March 31 of odd-numbered years, so the training cycle is biennial rather than annual.

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   Training is delivered by private providers, who set their own prices; DHHS charges no fee for the training itself and publishes no price. The DHHS body artist license fee is separate at $95 (prorated to $25 late in the licensing cycle).·At least four hours of training total, including a minimum of two hours on bloodborne pathogens with an exam, completed within the three years before you apply — not a half-day one-off.

   Training is delivered by private providers, who set their own prices; DHHS charges no fee for the training itself and publishes no price. The DHHS body artist license fee is separate at $95 (prorated to $25 late in the licensing cycle).

   At least four hours of training total, including a minimum of two hours on bloodborne pathogens with an exam, completed within the three years before you apply — not a half-day one-off.

1. Nebraska DHHS — Body Art Facility and Body Artist Licenses

   Tattoo establishments in Nebraska are licensed by the DHHS Division of Public Health, Licensure Unit as body art facilities — a place where body art is performed or the business of body art is conducted. Each artist must separately hold an individual license in the correct category: tattoo artist, body piercer, brander or permanent color technician. To be licensed as an artist you must complete at least four hours of training within the previous three years, including at least two hours of bloodborne pathogens training with an exam covering sanitation, safety, infection control and sterilization, plus a basic first aid class, and attach proof of both. DHHS also notes that several Nebraska cities and counties require their own separate license to practice or operate a body art business, so check with local offices as well.

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   Body art facility license: $150. Individual body artist license: $95, prorated to $25 depending on the month and year of issuance; if you request more than one artist category you pay the fee for each. Fee waivers are available for applicants under 26, low-income applicants and military families.·DHHS publishes no processing time. All body art licenses for both persons and facilities expire March 31 of odd-numbered years, so the term is biennial and the initial fee is prorated accordingly.

   Body art facility license: $150. Individual body artist license: $95, prorated to $25 depending on the month and year of issuance; if you request more than one artist category you pay the fee for each. Fee waivers are available for applicants under 26, low-income applicants and military families.

   DHHS publishes no processing time. All body art licenses for both persons and facilities expire March 31 of odd-numbered years, so the term is biennial and the initial fee is prorated accordingly.

2. Bellevue Business Licensing — no general business license required

   Bellevue does not require a general business license for businesses operating within city limits, and there is no annual license that must be renewed and displayed at your place of business. The City Clerk's page enumerates every license and permit that office issues — fireworks permits, handicapped parking permits, liquor licenses, tobacco licenses, trash hauler licenses, pawnbroker licenses, vendor/solicitor licenses, event/event-participation licenses, hunting waiver permits, and annual occupation tax stickers for vending machines and distributors — and a general or all-purpose business license is not among them. Check whether your specific business type falls into one of those regulated categories; if it does not, no city license is required. State-level obligations still apply: register your entity or trade name with the Nebraska Secretary of State, register with the Nebraska Department of Revenue if you sell taxable goods or services, and obtain any state professional license your trade requires.

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   $0 — Bellevue charges no general business license fee because no such license exists. The specific regulated licenses the City Clerk does issue are priced individually; contact the Clerk's office for those.·Not applicable — there is no general business license application to file.

   $0 — Bellevue charges no general business license fee because no such license exists. The specific regulated licenses the City Clerk does issue are priced individually; contact the Clerk's office for those.

   Not applicable — there is no general business license application to file.

Official Sources

• Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services — Tattoo Body Art License
• City of Bellevue City Clerk

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