Edison, NJ Business Licensing & Operations: Tattoo & Body Modification (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit fee
- $500, roughly 3-year term
- Temporary permit fee
- $100
- State standard
- N.J.A.C. 8:27
- Zoning gate
- requires use verification
Summary
Edison Township requires a Health Department permit before operating a tattoo, body art or body piercing business, and bars anyone but a licensed physician from performing the services elsewhere.
No person or business shall operate any establishment or utilize any premises in the Township of Edison for providing tattooing, body art or body piercing services unless or until there has first been obtained a permit for such establishment or premises from the Township of Edison in accordance with the terms and provisions in this section. Temporary establishments for purposes of product demonstration, industry trade shows, educational reasons and/or any other reason shall also require a permit per N.J.A.C. 8:27-10.1 et seq. and as provided herein.
b. Exceptions. It shall be unlawful for any person or business to perform tattooing, body art or body piercing services within the Township, except that the same may be performed for medical purposes by a physician licensed to practice medicine in the State of New Jersey.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4904708; v19 updated 2026-03-25; through 03-25-2026).
Full Breakdown
Section 11-12.2 requires a Health Department permit before any Edison Township business may offer tattooing, body art or piercing, and makes it unlawful for anyone besides a New Jersey-licensed physician to perform those services outside a permitted establishment. The five-hundred-dollar permit runs through March 31 of its third year, and applicants must comply with the state body-art sanitation code at N.J.A.C. 8:27. No permit issues until the Zoning Officer confirms the proposed location is a permitted use. Temporary one-hundred-dollar permits cover trade shows and product demonstrations.
Violations & Fines
Operating or performing tattooing, body art or piercing without a permit is punishable under Chapter 1, Section 1-5, with each day of operation and each act of tattooing counted as a separate violation.
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