Yuba County, CA Business Licensing & Operations: Tattoo & Body Modification (2026)
Key Facts
- Body Art Facility (permanent)
- $360 registration fee
- Body Art practitioner/artist
- $180 registration fee
- Agricultural & residential zones
- Not allowed
- Rural Commercial / General Commercial
- Permitted by right
- Light Industrial / Industrial Commercial
- Minor Use Permit required
Summary
Unincorporated Yuba County requires body art facilities and practitioners, tattoo, permanent cosmetics, and piercing, to register with the Environmental Health Department for fees up to $360, and zones tattoo parlors out of every agricultural and residential district entirely.
Tattooing, Permanent Cosmetics, Body Piercing: Ear piercing Facility/one-time registration $90.00; Body Art practitioner/artist $180.00; Body Art Facility (permanent) $360.00; Body Art Facility (Temporary) $180.00; Mobile Body Art Facility $180.00.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6).
Full Breakdown
Yuba County's Environmental Health Department (§13.20.400) charges registration fees for every body art category: $90 for a one-time ear-piercing facility registration, $180 for a body art practitioner or mobile facility, and $360 for a permanent body art facility. Zoning classifies 'tattoo or body modification parlor' as a personal service use (§11.72.040): it's barred from every agricultural and residential district, allowed by right in Rural Commercial and the county's General Commercial, Mixed-Use, and Downtown Core districts, and needs a Minor Use Permit in Light Industrial and Industrial Commercial zones (Table 11.74).
Violations & Fines
Operating a body art facility or practicing without the required Environmental Health registration violates the county's Consolidated Fee Ordinance permit system and is subject to enforcement as a Development Code violation under §§11.67.040-11.67.050.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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