Tattoo Parlor Permit Requirements in Rapid City, 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; SD DOH's Food and Lodging Safety program licenses only food service, lodging, and campgrounds. Under SDCL 9-34-17 any municipality may 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. Rapid City's published licensing page lists the Finance Office business licenses (adult-oriented, central station service, ice cream vendor, pawn/precious metals/secondhand, refuse hauling, security, sidewalk vending, taxi, transportation network, alcohol) and does not list a tattoo license. Confirm current requirements with the Rapid City Finance Office at 605-394-4143 before opening.

   Official government source

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

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

2. City of Rapid City - No General Business License for Most Businesses

   Rapid City does not require a general business license. The city's own licensing page states that the Finance Office requires a business license only for these types: Adult Oriented Business, Central Station Service, Ice Cream Vendor, Pawn / Precious Metals and Gems / Second Hand, Refuse Hauling, Security, Sidewalk Vending, Taxi, Transportation Network, or Alcohol Related Business/Event (Finance Office, 605-394-4143). It adds explicitly that if you do not have one of these businesses, the Finance Office does not require you to have a business license through their office, and refers other business licensing questions to the Department of Revenue at 605-394-2332. Contractor licenses, building permits, plan review, inspections, and air quality permits are handled separately by Building Services at 605-394-4120. A South Dakota sales tax license from the Department of Revenue is required and is free.

   Official government source

   $0 for most businesses - no general business license exists. A license fee applies only to the enumerated categories above; contact the Finance Office at 605-394-4143 for those amounts.·N/A for most businesses - there is nothing to file. For an enumerated license type, contact the Finance Office at 605-394-4143.

   $0 for most businesses - no general business license exists. A license fee applies only to the enumerated categories above; contact the Finance Office at 605-394-4143 for those amounts.

   N/A for most businesses - there is nothing to file. For an enumerated license type, contact the Finance Office at 605-394-4143.

Official Sources

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

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