A business license and health inspection is required in every community and every business that performs this service must be licensed and inspected prior to opening and is subject to recurring inspections on a yearly or biyearly basis.
Yes! Do not go to someone to get a body piercing (or tattoo) if they are not licensed.
Yes, a body piercing studio must be licensed and inspected and the operator must show and prove competence, knowledge and training.
Contact your local health protection office they will provide you with the state requirements for body piercing businesses.
Yes.
Body shops are all required to be licensed by the state they are in. However, the type of license depends on the state and their individual repair services.
All piercing studios are required to check and record I.D. under federal and state piercing guidlines. Look do it right or don't do it at all, body piercing is regulated for a reason.
It all depends on the state you are living in. For most places, you need to be eighteen. However, you should not get a piercing license until you go through a proper and thorough apprenticeship(going to a "piercing school" does not count). Too many body piercers out there have licenses but aren't educated or skilled enough to perform a proper or safe piercing. Just because someone has a license, doesn't mean that the person knows exactly what he/she is doing. So make sure you complete a thorough apprenticeship before considering getting a piercing license.21 in the US, 19 in Canada and you must have proof of training.
Any good body piercing studio will carry a full line of various body jewellery. The ring needs to be sized for the piercing it is required to go into, so assistance from a body piercer will be required.
no you have to be trained by one of the workers thats how i got in
Contact your local health inspection facility or public health unit they will tell you what requirements they need to have met in order for you to open a business providing body piercing.
Contact your local city hall, business license department they will advise you what requirements you need to meet in order to get your license application started, you will also have to contact your local health inspection branch, you will need to apply for a license to conduct piercing services, they will also have application papers you need to file.
Most cities are requiring criminal records checks before issuing licenses for business due to the nature of tattooing and body piercing.