Do I need a license to be a tattoo artist in Texas?
Texas licenses tattoo studios: the Department of State Health Services requires any business that tattoos to be licensed. That page describes the studio license.
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- License required
- Studio license: the Department of State Health Services page says it requires any business that tattoos to license with the Department.
- Issued by
- Texas Department of State Health Services (studio license)
- Fee
- An application fee is required; the amount was not read
- Application
- Official application or application information
- Note
- This page covers the business, not an individual artist license; the individual question was not answered by the pages read.
- Source
- Texas Department of State Health Services, read November 5, 2026.
What this page does not cover
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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