Barber Shop Permit Requirements in Aberdeen, SD

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. South Dakota Board of Barber Examiners - Registered Barber License

   Barbers in South Dakota are licensed by the SD Board of Barber Examiners (217 W Missouri Ave, Pierre, 605-773-6193), a separate agency from the Cosmetology Commission, which does not regulate barbers. SDCL 36-14-13 requires an applicant to be at least eighteen, submit an application, and complete 1,500 hours of education or equivalent credit hours at a board-approved barber school; SDCL 36-14-17 requires that course to run at least nine months. Applicants then pass the written theory examination (content developed by the National Interstate Council of Cosmetology Boards) and the practical examination, with a qualifying score of 75 percent or greater. A cosmetologist is not licensed to work in a barbershop.

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   $225 examination application fee. Transferring a license from another state or country costs $150. Licenses renew annually by May 31; a late renewal adds a $30 restoration fee plus a $25 expired license fee.·Retakes are allowed without prior Board authorization; contact the Board at 605-773-6193 for current exam scheduling

   $225 examination application fee. Transferring a license from another state or country costs $150. Licenses renew annually by May 31; a late renewal adds a $30 restoration fee plus a $25 expired license fee.

   Retakes are allowed without prior Board authorization; contact the Board at 605-773-6193 for current exam scheduling

2. South Dakota Department of Revenue - Sales Tax License

   Any business with a physical presence in South Dakota must be licensed for sales tax collection, and South Dakota taxes services as well as tangible personal property and products transferred electronically. The state sales and use tax rate is 4.2 percent (reduced from 4.5 percent), and municipal sales and use tax of generally 1 to 2 percent applies where the purchaser receives the product or service. Remote sellers and marketplace providers with more than $100,000 in gross sales into South Dakota in the previous or current calendar year must also license and remit. Register using the Department of Revenue's online Tax License Application.

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   Free - there is no fee for a South Dakota sales tax license·Apply online through the Tax License Application; the license is typically issued within a few business days

   Free - there is no fee for a South Dakota sales tax license

   Apply online through the Tax License Application; the license is typically issued within a few business days

1. South Dakota Board of Barber Examiners - Barbershop License

   Barbershops in South Dakota are licensed by the SD Board of Barber Examiners (217 W Missouri Ave, Pierre, 605-773-6193), not by the Cosmetology Commission, which explicitly does not regulate barbers - and there is no 'South Dakota Barber Commission'. You do not have to be a licensed barber to own a barbershop, but the shop must at all times be under the direct supervision and management of a registered barber. The shop is inspected by a Board member before the license is issued, and shop licenses are not transferable - moving locations requires a new license, a new inspection, and payment of the application and inspection fees again.

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   $150 inspection fee plus $250 shop license plus $20 per chair, per the Board's Barbershop Application form. Licenses expire May 31 each year and must be renewed annually; a renewal postmarked after May 31 adds a $30 restoration fee and a $25 expired license fee.·The shop must be inspected by a Board member before the license is issued; contact the Board at 605-773-6193 to schedule

   $150 inspection fee plus $250 shop license plus $20 per chair, per the Board's Barbershop Application form. Licenses expire May 31 each year and must be renewed annually; a renewal postmarked after May 31 adds a $30 restoration fee and a $25 expired license fee.

   The shop must be inspected by a Board member before the license is issued; contact the Board at 605-773-6193 to schedule

2. No Aberdeen General Business License Required

   Aberdeen does not issue a general business license. The City Finance Office (Auditor Division, 605-626-7023) issues licenses only for a specific enumerated list of activities: ambulance driver, ambulance service, garbage hauler, community event, day care, junk dealer, lottery notice, mobile home park, pawn broker, street use, shooting gallery, special event alcohol, taxi/motorbus company, taxi/motorbus driver, transient merchant/solicitor, and alcohol. Trades such as plumbing, HVAC, and pest control are not on that list and need no city business license. Their state-level licensing applies instead: plumbing through the SD Plumbing Commission, pesticide application through SD DANR, and there is no statewide HVAC or mechanical contractor license. A South Dakota sales tax license from the Department of Revenue is still required.

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   $0 - no general business license exists·N/A - no application

   $0 - no general business license exists

   N/A - no application

Official Sources

• South Dakota Barber Commission — Salon License
• City of Aberdeen City Finance Office

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