Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted. The Board licenses by specialty: a barber holds a barber license, a nail technician a manicurist license, and a 2025 law opened an apprenticeship route to each.
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 Montana Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists.
Sources and dates
Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists license pages; ARM 24.121.401 and the 2025 amendment notice. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Montana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Montana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Montana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Montana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Montana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Montana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Montana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Montana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Montana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted.
No. In Montana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Montana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Montana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Montana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Montana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Montana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Montana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In Montana it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Montana Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists.
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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