Who needs a shop license (barber, hairdressing, esthetics or manicuring shop) in Rhode Island?

Issued by Rhode Island Department of Health, Board of Barbering and Hairdressing, at step 4 of 6 in the opening sequence: get the permits for your kind of business.

3 of the 20 kinds of business in Rhode Island

Every location is licensed as a shop before it opens, is inspected and posts the license; the owner need not hold a personal license, but the shop must be run under a licensed manager and every person working the floor holds their own license. The Board is reached at 401-222-2828.

Draft. This row was drafted from the agency’s own page and has not yet been confirmed against it. Confirm it with the agency before you pay anything.

Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business

  1. Set up the business
  2. Register for tax
  3. Approve the space
  4. Get the permits for your kind of business
  5. Alcohol permits
  6. Before the first hire

Issued by Rhode Island Department of Health, Board of Barbering and Hairdressing.

Sources and dates

216-RICR-10-05-2.9 (Department of Health health professions fees); Board of Barbering and Hairdressing shop license application. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

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