The owner holds a current barber license before the shop can be licensed. The notarized application carries the State Plumbing Inspector’s sign-off, the shop is inspected before opening and the license is not transferable to another location or person.
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 Kentucky Board of Barbering.
Sources and dates
201 KAR 14:180 (fees); 201 KAR 14:070 (shop application); Board of Barbering barber shop page. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
Yes. The owner holds a current barber license before the shop can be licensed.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
No. In Kentucky it is listed for barbershops.
Kentucky Board of Barbering.
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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