Tattoo Parlor 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.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. 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.

   Official government source

   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

2. Bloodborne Pathogen Training (per artist)

   South Dakota has no statewide Department of Health bloodborne pathogen training program for tattoo artists - DOH's Food and Lodging Safety program licenses only food service, lodging, and campgrounds, and SDCL 9-34-17 leaves tattoo and body-art regulation to individual municipalities. Two real requirements drive this training. First, OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens standard (29 CFR 1910.1030) requires employers to provide training at the time of initial assignment and at least annually thereafter for any employee with reasonably anticipated occupational exposure to blood, which covers tattoo shop staff. Second, the city that licenses your shop may impose its own training and sanitation conditions - in Sioux Falls, tattoo artists and establishments are permitted by the city Health Department under Code of Ordinances Chapter 122. Confirm the specific requirement with the licensing city.

   Official government source

   No state fee. Bloodborne pathogen courses are sold by private training providers at their own prices; there is no government-set fee.·Courses are typically a few hours online or in person; OSHA requires retraining at least annually

   No state fee. Bloodborne pathogen courses are sold by private training providers at their own prices; there is no government-set fee.

   Courses are typically a few hours online or in person; OSHA requires retraining at least annually

1. Tattoo/Body Art Licensing - Municipal, No State Permit

   South Dakota has no statewide Department of Health tattoo or body-art establishment permit. SDCL 9-34-17 lets any municipality license tattooing, saline tattoo removal, and body piercing practitioners, inspect establishments, and set sanitation standards at least as strict as the Department of Health's standards - so regulation is a city-by-city matter. The City of Aberdeen's published license list (ambulance, garbage hauler, community event, day care, junk dealer, lottery, mobile home park, pawn broker, street use, shooting gallery, special event alcohol, taxi, transient merchant, alcohol) does not include tattoo establishments. Confirm current requirements with the Aberdeen City Finance Office, Auditor Division, 605-626-7023 before opening.

   Official government source

   No state permit or fee applies; confirm any city requirement with the Aberdeen Finance Office·N/A at the state level; confirm any city process with the Finance Office

   No state permit or fee applies; confirm any city requirement with the Aberdeen Finance Office

   N/A at the state level; confirm any city process with the Finance Office

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.

   Official government source

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

   $0 - no general business license exists

   N/A - no application

Official Sources

• South Dakota Department of Health — Tattoo Body Art Establishment Permit
• City of Aberdeen City Finance Office

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