Hire only licensed practitioners and keep each license posted at the station. The Board licenses cosmetologists, barbers, manicurists, aestheticians and hair stylists separately, and a shop may employ only the specialties its license covers.
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 West Virginia Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists.
Sources and dates
Board of Barbers and Cosmetologists fee page; 3 CSR 6. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In West Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In West Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In West Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In West Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In West Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In West Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In West Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In West Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In West Virginia 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 West Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In West Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In West Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In West Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In West Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In West Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In West Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
No. In West Virginia it is listed for hair salons, barbershops and nail salons.
West Virginia 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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