Who needs an establishment license (Level 1) 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.
Barbershops, hair salons and nail salons all hold the one establishment license. Apply before opening and post the license; a change of location is reported to the program within 10 days. Every practitioner holds their own license.
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. chapter 126 (Barbering and Cosmetology Licensing); Department of Professional and Financial Regulation fee rule (establishment of license fees); program establishment 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. Barbershops, hair salons and nail salons all hold the one establishment license.
Yes. Barbershops, hair salons and nail salons all hold the one establishment license.
Yes. Barbershops, hair salons and nail salons all hold the one establishment license.
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.
Who needs an establishment license (Level 1) in Maine? | DoorWorthy
