Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted. The Board licenses barbers, cosmetologists, manicurists, estheticians, braiders and electrologists separately, and the shop’s owner or designated manager holds an owner or manager license in the trade practiced there.
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 Board of Barber and Cosmetology (DLCP).
Sources and dates
Board of Barber and Cosmetology fee and application pages; 17 DCMR chapter 37; D.C. Code 47-2853.82. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In District of Columbia 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 District of Columbia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In District of Columbia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Board of Barber and Cosmetology (DLCP).
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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