Instructions for Applying for a
Tattoo License
A Tattoo Li
cense is required for an individual tattoo artist working in New York City and is designed to control and prevent
the spread of infectious diseases in New York City. To obtain a Tattoo License an individual must successfully complete
a three hour Infection Control Course and an Infection Control Examination conducted by the Department of Health and
Mental Hygiene's (DOHMH) Health Academy.
The submission of an application for the Tattoo Artist License and registration for the Infection Control Course occur at the
same time. The license will be mailed to the specific person named in the application after he or she has taken the course
and passed the written examination. The license is not transferable to another person or entity.
License
fees: Tattoo License - $100. for two years, valid from the end of the month in which the applicant applied for the
license. There is no convenience fee if applying in person.
Temporary Tattoo License - $50 for a seven consecutive day period in which the license is applied for.
Training fee: Infection Control Course: $26.
Please n
ote that an Online Convenience Fee of 2.49% is added to all online payments. There is no
convenience fee if applying in person
You may apply online or in person.
Apply On-Line
1. Go to www.nyc.gov/healthpermits, select the license for which you are applying and review the
prerequisites and required supporting documents.
2. Gather all supporting documentation that must be submitted along with the application (see
Supporting Documents and Documentation Checklist below).
3. Create electronic versions of your supporting documents
4. Select Apply Online and you will register an account with the NYC Online Licensing system.
5. Complete the required information online, upload your supporting documents and submit
payment.
6. Payment accepted: Credit/Debit Cards only.
Apply In Person
1. Obtain an application packet by:
a. Calling 311 and ask for a Tattoo License Application.
b. Visit the Citywide Licensing Center at 42 Broadway
c. Download application forms and instructions from www.nyc.gov/healthpermits.
2. Gather all supporting documentation that must be submitted along with the application (see
Supporting Documents and Documentation Checklist below).
3. Complete the Application for a Permit form and the Supplemental Forms.
4. Submit the Application form, Supplemental Forms, and all supporting documents, along with
payment, to:
DCA L
icensing Center, 42 Broadway, Manhattan
Hours: M, Tu, Th, Fr: 9 am – 5 pm; Th: 8:30 – 5 pm
5. Payment Accepted: Money Order, Credit/Debit Cards, Checks (no cash accepted)
Checklist of Required Documentation for
Tattoo Permits
Check individual permit guidelines for additional permit-specific required
documentation
Items Needed
Be sure the applicant’s name is the same on all documents. See “Instructions
for Completing an Application” for more details.
Legal Business Structure
Individual
Partnership
Corporation
or LLC
Permit Application
•
All applicable sections completed
•
Supplemental Form(s) if applicable
•
Signed by applicant (example: owner, officer, director or shareholder)
Permit Fee
•
See list of permit fees
•
Credit card, money order or check payable to “DOHMH”
•
Not-for-profits: no fee if proof of status is submitted (see below)
Proof of Home Address (one of the following)
•
Valid driver’s license or non-driver ID
•
Current lease or mortgage statement
•
Utility bill, bank or credit card statement dated within the last 90 days
•
“Affidavit of Home Address” form, completed by a person living with
applicant and a recent utility bill or lease in that individual’s name
(needed
for
partnership
of
individuals only)
Photo Identification
One government-issued ID with photo, such as:
•
Driver’s license or non-driver ID
•
Alien Registration Card or Naturalization Certificate
•
U.S. or foreign passport
Proof of Sales Tax Collecting Authority
•
Valid original NYS Certificate of Sales Tax Authority
Obtain at http://www.nys-opal.com.
Complete Form DTF-17 on-line or mail it to
New York State Tax Department, Sales Tax Registration Unit, W A Harriman
Campus, Albany, New York 12227. Takes 4-6 weeks.
Proof of Incorporation
•
Certificate of Incorporation (stamped to show it was filed with the New York
State Department of State) or Filing Receipt issued by the NYS Secretary of
State.
If located outside of New York State, obtain “Certificate of Good Standing” from
your Secretary of State and file it with an application for “Authority to Conduct
Business in NY State” with the NYS Department of State. You must then pre-
sent this “Authority” issued by the NYS Department of State when you apply
(needed
for
partnership
of
corporations
or
LLCs
only)
Payment of Outstanding Fines for DOHMH Violations (if any)
•
Certified check, credit card or money order payable to “OATH Health
Tribunal” (in person payment) or pay online with credit or debit card
Proof of Not-for-Profit Status (if applicable)*
•
Letter from the IRS stating not-for-profit status*
Power of Attorney or Authority to Act Affidavit (if applicable)
•
If someone else will turn in the application for you
MFV/Tattoo
Instructions for Completing the Standard Application
New York City Health Code, Section 3.19 states: “No person shall make a false, untrue or
misleading statement or forge the signature of another on a certificate, application,
registration, report, or other document required to be prepared pursuant to this Code. No
person shall make a false, untrue or misleading oral statement to the Department as to any
matter investigated by the Department.”
NOTE: Any form with alterations, corrections, whiteout, etc., will not be
accepted.
Complete all sections of the application. If completing it by hand, please use ink and write
in CAPITAL
LETTERS.
1. License or Permit Name
o Enter the name of the permit or license you want to obtain.
2. Section A
o Enter the individual owner’s name, or all partners’ names or corporation name in the
box labeled “Name of Corporation, partnership or individual owner” (the permit will be
issued to the corporation, partnership or person named here)
o Enter the name of the establishment in the space labeled “Trade Name/DBA”
o Provide the address where the establishment will be located. Please include in the
space
labeled “Premises Location” the floor, booth number, or store number where the
establishment is to be located.
o Enter the establishment’s telephone, fax and the email address (if any).
All correspondence sent by email will be sent to this address.
o Provide your date of birth, if applying as an individual
3. Section B
o Enter the date you expect to start operating.
4. Section C
o Enter your New York State Tax Authority ID #. If applying as an individual, also enter
your Social Security Number. If you do not have a Social Security number, you may
use an Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN)
5. Section D
o Enter the mailing address if it is different from where the establishment is going to
be located. All correspondence sent by mail will be sent to this address.
6. Section E
o Enter the name, home address, zip code, phone number, email address and title of
the owner/all partners in the business/all principal officers in the corporation
7. Section F
o This section is required for Mobile Food Vendor permittees. It is not required for Tattoo
licenses nor Mobile Food Vendor licensees.
8. Signature
o Sign the application.
Note: the person who signs the Application must be named in Section E
.
o Enter the title and telephone number of the person who signed the Application for Permit
o Indicate whether the applicant is 18 years of age or older.
Note: applicants must be older than 18 years of age.
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New York City Licensing Center
42 Broadway, New York, New York 10004
Telephone: 311
Affidavit of Home Address
This form is to be completed only by the person with whom you (the applicant) live. It
should also be signed by you where indicated. You must bring this form with a recent utility
bill or lease in the name of that individual.
(Please type or print legibly)
TO: Citywide Licensing Center
42 Broadway
New York, NY 10004
_______________________________________________________________________________
(Enter name of the person with whom the applicant lives - must be the same as on the utility bill or lease)
residing at ________________________________________________________________________________
(Street Address, Borough, State and Zip code)
states that: ________________________________________________________________________________
(Enter name of the person applying for permit/license)
is my _________________________________________________ and lives with me at the above address.
(Relationship to applicant, e.g., wife, husband, sister, brother,
mother, father, son, daughter, aunt, uncle, cousin, friend)
_______________________________________ _______________________________________
SIGNATURE PRINT NAME
(Note: This name must match the name on the (Note: This name must match the name on
the accompanying utility bill or lease.) the accompanying utility bill or lease)
I _____________________________________________________ attest to the truth of the above information.
Print name of applicant
____________________________________ *
SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT
* Please note that submitting false or misleading information is a violation of Section 3.19 of the New York City
Health Code and may be prosecuted civilly or criminally as a misdemeanor. It may also result in the revocation of
any license or permit issued.
371C (2/2013)
Rev 2/2013
New York City Licensing Center
42 Broadway, New York, New York 10004
Telephone: 311
Uniform Granting Authority to Act Affirmation
_________________________________________ affirms the truth of the following:
(Applicant Name)
1. I am the ________________________________ of _______________________________
(State relationship to business) (Name of business as it appears on the
Certificate of Partnership and/or Business)
which is located at _________________________________________________________ and
(Street Address, Borough, State, and Zip Code)
whose phone number and email address are _______________ and _____________________
(Area code & Number) (Email address)
2. I hereby authorize __________________________ of ____________________________
(Full name of designated representative) (Full name of representative’s business)
who maintains an office/resides at _______________________________________________
(Street Address, Borough, State, and Zip Code)
and whose telephone number and email address are ____________________ and
(Area code & Number)
_____________________ to represent me before the license, permit, or certificate issuing
(Email address)
Agency in regard to the preparation and submission of my application for a license/permit
____________________________.
(License/Permit/Certificate Category)
3. I understand that I will be legally bound by the representations made in said applications and
will be held responsible by the license, permit, or certificate issuing Agency for any
inaccuracies or misrepresentations.
4. I understand that I may revoke/withdraw the Authority to Act being submitted in connection
with this application for a license, permit, or certificate in person by appearing at the
Citywide Licensing Center prior to the date of the submission of the permit (license)
application and informing the Director of the Citywide Licensing Center of this decision
(The office of the Citywide Licensing Center is located at 42 Broadway, New York, NY
10004). I also understand that in the alternative I may notify the Citywide Licensing Center
in writing of the revocation/withdrawal of this authority to act on my act.
___________________________________ ____________________________________
SIGNATURE PRINT NAME
Date: _____________________________
TATTOO LICENSE FEES
Payment methods: Personal Check (accepted only when applying in person), Certified Check
(made payable to the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene; accepted only
when applying in person), Money Order (made payable to the New York City Department of
Health & Mental Hygiene; accepted only when applying in person). Payment by credit card
(American Express, Discover, MasterCard or Visa) require a convenience fee of 2.49%
Infection Control Course Fee: $26 fee (payment must be separate from the license fee)
Temporary Tattoo Artist License Fee: $50 for a seven consecutive day period in which the
license is applied for.
Tattoo License Fee: $100.00 for two years, valid from the end of the month in which the
applicant applied for the license. There is no convenience fee if applying in person
Instructions for Completing an Application for an Initial Tattoo License
New York City Health Code, Section 3.19 states: “No person shall make a false, untrue or misleading statement
or forge the signature of another on a certificate, application, registration, report, or other document required
to be prepared pursuant to this Code. No person shall make a false, untrue or misleading oral statement to the
Department as to any matter investigated by the Department.”
NOTE: Any form with alterations, corrections, whiteout, etc., will not be accepted.
Complete all sections of the application. If completing it by hand, please use ink and write in CAPITAL LETTERS.
1. Application date:
• Write the application date in a 2 digit month, 2 digit day and 2 digit year format.
2. Licensee Name:
• Write your last name first, then your first name, then you middle name.
3. Type of License:
• Put a check mark in the box Two Year if the type of license you are applying for is a Two Year
license.
• Put a check mark in the box Temporary if the type of license you are applying for is a Temporary
license.
4. You must answer the following question:
• Put a check mark in the yes box if you have been convicted of criminal tattooing of a minor in
violation of section 250.21 of the New York State Penal Law within the past year.
• Put a check mark in the no box if you have not been convicted of criminal tattooing of a minor in
violation of section 250.21 of the New York State Penal Law within the past year.
5. Email Affirmations:
• Check the corresponding box if you want/don’t want all official notices sent to you only by email.
• Check the box corresponding if you want/don’t want to receive publications from the Health
Department by email.
6. You must read the last two paragraphs regarding good health practices.
