Who needs licensed barbers, cosmetologists, nail technicians and estheticians in Idaho?
Issued by Idaho Barber and Cosmetology Services Licensing Board (DOPL), at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.
Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted. Idaho licenses barbers, barber-stylists, cosmetologists, nail technicians, estheticians and electrologists separately, and recognizes licenses from other states by endorsement.
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 Idaho Barber and Cosmetology Services Licensing Board (DOPL).
Sources and dates
Barber and Cosmetology Services Licensing Board fee schedule effective July 1, 2026. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Idaho it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Idaho it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Idaho it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Idaho it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Idaho it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Idaho it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Idaho it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Idaho it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Idaho 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 Idaho it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Idaho it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Idaho it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Idaho it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Idaho it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Idaho it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Idaho it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Idaho it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Idaho Barber and Cosmetology Services Licensing Board (DOPL).
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.
