Licensing and Registration

Baltimore City Code div. Health Code, tit. 13, subtit. 2

in effect

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, § 13-201 License required for tattoo establishments.

§ 13-201. License required for tattoo establishments. No person may maintain, operate, or conduct a tattoo establishment in the City without a license to do so from the Commissioner of Health. (Ord. 99-548.)

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, § 13-202 Registration required for tattooists.

§ 13-202. Registration required for tattooists. 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. (Ord. 99-548.)

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, § 13-203 Applications for license.

§ 13-203. Applications for license. 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. (Ord. 99-548.)

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, § 13-204 Issuance of license; fee.

§ 13-204. Issuance of license; fee. The Commissioner must issue a license to the applicant on receipt of: (1) a completed application; and (2) the annual license fee of $100. (Ord. 99-548.)

Baltimore City Code, Health Code, § 13-205 Term.

§ 13-205. Term. Unless sooner revoked, a license issued under this title expires annually on the anniversary of its issuance. (Ord. 99-548.)

Source: City of Baltimore Department of Legislative Reference, City of Baltimore Law Library (codes.baltimorecity.gov; Open Law Library bulk XML)URL: https://codes.baltimorecity.gov/us/md/cities/baltimore/code/health/13/2Fetched: 10/25/2026