Who needs a salon establishment license in Kansas?

Issued by Kansas Board of Cosmetology, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.

2 of the 20 kinds of business in Kansas

Apply at least three weeks before opening; the Board inspects before the license issues and the license is posted. A salon licensed by the Cosmetology Board may employ cosmetologists, nail technicians and estheticians; a barber needs a barbershop licensed by the Board of Barbering. A salon not renewed within 60 days of expiry must close.

Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.

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 Kansas Board of Cosmetology.

Sources and dates

Board of Cosmetology establishment license application and renewal forms; K.A.R. 69-11-1 (fees); K.S.A. 65-1904. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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