# Subtitle 2 – Licensing and Registration

Current through 2026-07-17. Source: City of Balt., Md., Ord. 26-129. Published by the Baltimore City Department of Legislative Reference.

## § 13-201 License required for tattoo establishments.

Balt., Md., Code § 13-201 (2026)

No person may maintain, operate, or conduct a tattoo establishment in the City without a license to do so from the Commissioner of Health.

*History: Ord. 99-548*

## § 13-202 Registration required for tattooists.

Balt., Md., Code § 13-202 (2026)

No tattoo establishment may employ or otherwise allow any individual to act as a tattooist, and no individual may act as a tattooist, unless that individual has first registered with the Commissioner of Health.

*History: Ord. 99-548*

## § 13-203 Applications for license.

Balt., Md., Code § 13-203 (2026)

An application for a tattoo establishment license must:

(1) be on the form that the Commissioner provides; and

(2) contain the information that the Commissioner requires.

*History: Ord. 99-548*

## § 13-204 Issuance of license; fee.

Balt., Md., Code § 13-204 (2026)

The Commissioner must issue a license to the applicant on receipt of:

(1) a completed application; and

(2) the annual license fee of $100.

*History: Ord. 99-548*

## § 13-205 Term.

Balt., Md., Code § 13-205 (2026)

Unless sooner revoked, a license issued under this title expires annually on the anniversary of its issuance.

*History: Ord. 99-548*