Who needs licensed barbers, cosmetologists, manicurists and estheticians in New Mexico?
Issued by New Mexico Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists (Regulation and Licensing Department), 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 station. New Mexico licenses barbers, cosmetologists, manicurists, estheticians and electrologists separately, with instructor licenses on top.
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 New Mexico Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists (Regulation and Licensing Department).
Sources and dates
16.34 NMAC (Barbers and Cosmetologists rules); Board license pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the station.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the station.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the station.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In New Mexico it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
New Mexico Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists (Regulation and Licensing Department).
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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