Who needs a shop registration and local health inspection in Connecticut?

Issued by Connecticut Department of Public Health (barbershop registration); your local health department (shop inspection), at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.

3 of the 20 kinds of business in Connecticut

Connecticut licenses the people, not the salon: a hairdressing shop must be run by a licensed hairdresser and cosmetician, and the local director of health inspects shops for sanitation. Ask the health department whether it has a shop ordinance before fitting out, and keep every practitioner’s license posted.

Draft. This row was drafted from the agency’s own page and has not yet been confirmed against it. Confirm it with the agency before you pay anything.

Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business

  1. Set up the business
  2. Register for tax
  3. Approve the space
  4. Get the permits for your kind of business
  5. Alcohol permits
  6. Before the first hire

Issued by Connecticut Department of Public Health (barbershop registration); your local health department (shop inspection).

Sources and dates

C.G.S. chapter 386 (barbers: 20-240 registration of barber shops, 20-241 inspection) and chapter 387 (hairdressers and cosmeticians: 20-258); West Haven and Ledge Light Health District shop regulations. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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