Tattoo Parlor Permit Requirements in Warwick, RI

Complete permit and license guide for starting a tattoo parlor in Warwick, Kent County, Rhode Island.

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Federal — start here

1 stop

  1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

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

    Official government source

    FreeImmediate (online application)

State of Rhode Island

2 stops

  1. Rhode Island Division of Taxation — Sales Tax Permit

    Required for all businesses selling tangible personal property or taxable services in Rhode Island. Rhode Island charges a 7% state sales tax with no local sales taxes. Register with the RI Division of Taxation online via the RI Tax Portal.

    Official government source

    FreeImmediate (online)

  2. Bloodborne Pathogen and CPR/First Aid Certification (per tattoo artist)

    Rhode Island's tattoo regulations require every person practising tattooing to comply with OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogen Standards, including staff training, and RIDOH's Tattoo Artist application requires current Bloodborne Pathogen and CPR/First Aid certificates to be submitted with the application. Registrations expire March 31 each year and are renewed online.

    Official government source

    No state fee for the training itself - courses are bought from private providers and priced by them. RIDOH charges $90 for the annual Tattoo Artist registration.Course length is set by the training provider; RIDOH publishes none.

City of Warwick / Kent County

2 stops

  1. Rhode Island Department of Health - Tattoo Parlor Registration

    Tattoo establishments in Rhode Island must hold an annual Tattoo Parlor registration from the RI Department of Health, and every artist must separately hold an annual Tattoo Artist registration. Bloodborne pathogen and infection control compliance and health inspections are required.

    Official government source

    $90 per year for the Tattoo Parlor registration plus $90 per year for each Tattoo Artist (R.I. Gen. Laws 23-1-39(b) and 23-1-54, per RIDOH's fee schedule 216-RICR-10-05-2).Not published by RIDOH.

  2. No General Business License in Warwick

    Warwick issues no general business license or business tax certificate. The city's Licensing Division, administered through the Warwick Police Department and filed on the city's OpenGov portal, licenses only specific activities - liquor, second class victualler, inside and outside entertainment, food truck/cart/trailer, general and produce peddlers, daily vendor, kennel, massage therapy, permanent make-up, second hand dealer, used car dealer, tobacco, private detective, laundromat, dry cleaners and similar. Mobile dog grooming appears nowhere in that catalogue, and Rhode Island has no state grooming license.

    Official government source

    No fee - Warwick issues no general business license, and neither Warwick nor the state licenses dog grooming.Not applicable - no general business license is issued.

Terminus

Open for business — est. $300–$1,000 · 3–8 weeks

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