Who needs licensed cosmetologists, estheticians, manicurists and barbers in North Dakota?
Issued by North Dakota State Board of Cosmetology; North Dakota Board of Barber Examiners, 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 chair. North Dakota licenses cosmetologists, estheticians and manicurists under the Board of Cosmetology and barbers under the Board of Barber Examiners; the 2025 law also added an apprenticeship route and an advanced esthetics scope.
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 North Dakota State Board of Cosmetology; North Dakota Board of Barber Examiners.
Sources and dates
N.D.A.C. 32-05-01 (cosmetologists, estheticians and manicurists); N.D.C.C. 43-04 (barbers). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the chair.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the chair.
Yes. Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the chair.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In North Dakota it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
North Dakota State Board of Cosmetology; North Dakota Board of Barber 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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