ACADA Advocacy
Pet grooming permit requirements by state
What a groomer needs beyond an ordinary business license, with the statute or agency page behind each entry.
51 jurisdictions reviewed. 15 city and county permits verified so far, from a search of 1,580 places.
In most towns the clerk who issues the business license tells an applicant what the trade needs on top of it. That is still the fastest check.
States
- Individual license
- Facility license
- Both
- Bill pending
- None found
Select a state to see what we hold and how to correct it. A state with no grooming license still requires the ordinary business licenses.
City and county permits
These apply on top of the state rule. Grey areas of the map are outside the current search.
| Place | Level | Type | What is required | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles County California |
County | Facility | County of Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control, animal facility license and inspection DACC inspects animal facilities to ensure the welfare of the animals belonging to or being cared for by the facility owner. Examples of these facilities are pet shops, grooming businesses, boarding kennels, animal menageries, wild animal dealers, commercial pet breeders, animal exhibitions, businesses with guard dogs, and rodeos. |
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| New York New York |
City | Facility | NYC Health Code Art. 161, 161.09; Small Animal Grooming Establishment Permit A place where owners bring their pets for bathing, dipping, clipping, combing or cleaning for the purpose of improvement of the animal's appearance and/or wellbeing for a fee needs a permit. This permit is from the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. |
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| Los Angeles California |
City | Facility | LAMC Art. 3 Ch. 3 (animal permits): Animal Grooming Parlor, $180/year 11. Animal Grooming Parlor $180.00 |
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| Chicago Illinois |
City | Facility | Chicago Animal Care License, BACP An animal care facility is a business that grooms, boards, breeds, trains, lets for hire (other than guard dogs), or provides day care for any dog or cat. |
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| Houston Texas |
City | Facility | Houston Code Ch. 6 s. 6-121, Commercial Pet Service Facility licence CITY ORDINANCE, CHAPTER 6, SECTION 6 - 121 - REQUIRES ANY PERSON IN THE CITY CONDUCTING, MANAGING, OR MAINTAINING A COMMERCIAL PET FACILITY SHALL OBTAIN A LICENSE. |
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| Suffolk County New York |
County | Facility | Suffolk County Code ch. 299 art. IX, pet grooming business registration No pet grooming business shall operate within the County of Suffolk unless it has registered with the Department in accordance with this article. |
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| San Antonio Texas |
City | Facility | San Antonio Animal Care Services, Groomer's Shop animal permit GROOMER'S SHOP: $75.00 |
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| Pierce County Washington |
County | Facility | Pierce County Code ch. 5, Grooming Parlor business licence Any place or establishment, public or private, where animals are bathed, clipped or combed for a consideration. |
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| El Paso Texas |
City | Individual | El Paso City Code Title 7 ch. 7.15, groomer license and shop registration Shop registration shall be required for any shop where animal grooming is performed. |
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| Las Vegas Nevada |
City | Facility | Las Vegas Municipal Code ch. 7.40, Professional Animal Handler Permit Persons commencing a commercial grooming school, grooming parlor, kennel, pet shop, dog training facility, or any other establishment which sells animals, including breeders, must, in order to operate or carry on the above businesses or profit, obtain a professional animal handler permit. |
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| Saint Paul Minnesota |
City | Facility | Saint Paul Pet Grooming Facility Licence This license is for any facility engaged in the practice of dog and cat grooming that is not a pet shop. Pet grooming includes bathing, fur clipping, and manicuring. Grooming at Veterinary Hospitals does not require a license. |
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| Mohave County Arizona |
County | Facility | Mohave County permit to operate a pet shop, grooming parlor or kennel, ARS 11-1606 APPLICATION FOR PERMIT TO OPERATE PET SHOP/GROOMING SHOP/KENNEL |
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| Salt Lake City Utah |
City | Facility | Salt Lake City Code ch. 8.04, animal services regulatory permit It is unlawful for any person to operate or maintain a kennel, cattery, pet shop, groomery, riding stable, veterinary clinic or hospital or any similar establishment unless such person first obtains a regulatory permit from the office of animal services, in addition to all other required licenses and permits. |
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| Winnebago County Wisconsin |
County | Facility | Winnebago County Code ch. 11, grooming salon permit Grooming Salon Permit: No person/firm shall operate or maintain a Pet Grooming Salon in Winnebago County without an operating permit from the Health Department. |
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| Duluth Minnesota |
City | Facility | Duluth Grooming Shop License, City Clerk ISSUED TO: Any person operating a facility engaged in the practice of dog and cat grooming that is not a pet shop. The act of grooming shall include, but not limited to, the bathing, drying, fur clipping or manicuring of any dog or cat. |
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Not legal advice. A grey state means no state-level grooming license turned up in the search, not that no rule applies to you.