Hialeah, FL Business Licensing & Operations: Tattoo & Body Modification (2026)

Hialeah taxes tattoo parlors under a dedicated line in the business tax schedule, Sec. 86-43, classification 812199T. 00, and the schedule attaches a specific condition on top of the fee: a tattoo parlor 'requires biomedical waste permit from Environmental Health Section at Miami-Dade County Health Department' before the city will treat the business as properly licensed. 00 that covers the neighboring 812191 and 812199 classifications in the same schedule. The tattoo-specific fee doesn't stand alone; it operates inside the city's general business tax receipt (BTR) framework.

Sec. 86-34 makes it unlawful to engage in or manage any business in the city, including a tattoo parlor, without first obtaining a business tax receipt and paying the required fee, and a separate receipt is required for each place of business or each distinct classification operating from the same address. If a parlor opens without one, Sec. 86-35 lets the business tax administrator issue a cease-and-desist order giving at least five working days to come into compliance, and operating without a receipt draws a penalty equal to 25 percent of the tax determined to be due, on top of the regular fee.