Apply before opening with the floor plan and proof of liability insurance; the salon names a designated licensed salon manager and is inspected. Nail salons and hair salons are both salons under the one Board. A 2026 bill restates the initial salon fee as $250 plus a $100 application fee, the same total.
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 Minnesota Board of Cosmetologist Examiners.
Sources and dates
Minnesota eLicense salon license page (Board of Cosmetologist Examiners); Minn. Stat. 155A.25 (fees). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
Yes. Apply before opening with the floor plan and proof of liability insurance; the salon names a designated licensed salon manager and is inspected.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
Yes. Apply before opening with the floor plan and proof of liability insurance; the salon names a designated licensed salon manager and is inspected.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
No. In Minnesota it is listed for hair salons and nail salons.
Minnesota Board of Cosmetologist Examiners.
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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