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  • Ordinance 23 (body art)

Hennepin County > Licenses and permits > Body art licensing

Body art licensing

Sanitation and safety standards

  • Hennepin County provides sanitation and safety standards for the regulation of body art establishments and conducts plan review and licensing of facilities that provide tattoos, body piercings and/or permanent makeup operations.
  • Prevention of injury and disease is the goal of inspections and consultation with licensed artists at these facilities.
  • Operators may be subject to complaint investigations and enforcement, to ensure compliance with county ordinance.
  • Operators also must have a state-issued license to perform tattooing, piercing or permanent cosmetic tattooing.
  • Learn more about the Minnesota Department of Health body art regulations.

Hennepin County Environmental Health

epi-envhlth@hennepin.us

Phone: 612-543-5200

Fax: 952-351-5222

M–F, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

1011 First Street South – Suite 215

Hopkins, MN 55343

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City-county inspection jurisdiction

Cities where Hennepin County is responsible for regulating body art establishments

  • Brooklyn Center
  • Champlin
  • Chanhassen (Hennepin County part only)
  • Corcoran
  • Crystal
  • Dayton
  • Deephaven
  • Eden Prairie
  • Excelsior
  • Golden Valley
  • Greenfield
  • Greenwood
  • Hanover
  • Hassan
  • Hopkins
  • Independence
  • Long Lake
  • Loretto
  • Maple Grove
  • Maple Plain
  • Medicine Lake
  • Medina
  • Metro Airport
  • Minnetonka Beach
  • Minnetrista
  • Mound
  • Orono
  • Osseo
  • Plymouth
  • Robbinsdale
  • Rockford (Hennepin County part only)
  • Rogers
  • St. Anthony
  • St. Bonifacious
  • St. Louis Park
  • Shorewood
  • Spring Park
  • Tonka Bay
  • Wayzata
  • Woodland

Cities with their own inspections departments

  • Bloomington, 952-563-8934
  • Brooklyn Park, 763-424-8000
  • Edina, 952-927-8661
  • Minneapolis, 612-673-2170
  • Minnetonka, 952-939-8200
  • New Hope, 763-531-5100
  • Richfield, 612-861-9700
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New licenses

Learn about Hennepin County Environmental Health plan review fees and application in the form below. For questions call 612-543-5200.

Plan review and initial license 2023 (PDF)

Events

Hennepin County licenses and inspects body art special event booths within our inspection jurisdiction. Please review the application regarding the body art special event licensing process.

Body art special event licensing application 2023 (PDF)

Minnesota Department of Health information and applications

Body Art - Minnesota Department of Health

Body Art Technician Licensing - Minnesota Department of Health

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