Who needs no state salon license; local health permit where the county requires one in Utah?

Issued by Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL); your local health department, 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 Utah

Open with the city business license and, in Salt Lake County, the health department’s pre-opening inspection; keep every practitioner’s license posted. S.B. 330 (2025) rewrote the chapter from January 1, 2026, so check the current practitioner categories before hiring.

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 Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL); your local health department.

Sources and dates

Utah Code Title 58 Chapter 11a (Cosmetology and Associated Professions Licensing Act); DOPL cosmetology pages; Salt Lake County regulated business permit pages. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.

Questions about opening here.