Who needs licensed barbers, cosmetologists, nail technologists and aestheticians in Maine?
Issued by Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Program, 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 at the establishment. Maine licenses barbers, cosmetologists, nail technologists and aestheticians separately, with limited barber and hair design licenses as well. There is no continuing education requirement.
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 Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Program.
Sources and dates
32 M.R.S. 14235 and 14238; program licensing pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Maine it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Maine it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Maine it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Maine it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Maine it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Maine it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Maine it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Maine it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Maine it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the establishment.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the establishment.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the establishment.
No. In Maine it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Maine it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Maine it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Maine it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Maine it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Maine it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Maine it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Maine it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Maine Office of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing Program.
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.
