Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted. The Board licenses by specialty; a barber holds a barber license, a nail technician a nail technology license, and a hairstylist may hold the hairstyling license rather than full cosmetology.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Arizona Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.
Sources and dates
Board of Barbering and Cosmetology license pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Arizona it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arizona it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arizona it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arizona it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arizona it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arizona it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arizona it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arizona it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arizona it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted.
No. In Arizona it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arizona it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arizona it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arizona it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arizona it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arizona it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arizona it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Arizona it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Arizona Board of Barbering and Cosmetology.
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
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