Do I need a license to be a tattoo artist in Kansas?
Yes. Kansas bars tattooing without a valid license from the Kansas State Board of Cosmetology. The practitioner application fee is $100 ($50 application plus $50 initial license).
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- License required
- Yes. The statute says no person shall perform tattooing on another person unless the person holds a valid license issued by the board.
- Issued by
- Kansas State Board of Cosmetology
- Training or apprenticeship
- Apprenticeship with 50 required procedures logged on the Board's client record logs
- Bloodborne pathogen training
- 8 hours of Board-approved infection control and bloodborne pathogens training
- Fee
- $100 ($50 application fee and $50 initial license fee)
- Application
- Official application or application information
- Source
- Kansas Statutes and Kansas Board of Cosmetology, read November 5, 2026.
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It states what the cited text says on the date it was read. It does not cover other rules that may apply, such as local ordinances, a county or city permit, a studio's own policy or a change in the rule since that date. The official text prevails over this summary.
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