Monroe Township (Gloucester County), NJ: Tattoo & Body Modification (2026)

Section 74-33 of the Monroe Township Code, for Monroe Township in Gloucester County, sets the municipal charges for body art and tattooing establishments and cites Chapter 311 as the chapter that governs them. Chapter 311 is not in the exported code text, so its sanitation, operator and inspection standards are not quoted on this page. The fee schedule, amended 8-23-2022 by Ord. No. O:18-2022, prints three charges.

The initial application fee is $500. The annual renewal fee is $250. A late fee is charged at $100 per month. The section does not say how the late fee is triggered, and Chapter 311 would hold that detail.

Chapter 126 applies to a tattoo or body art shop as a business. Section 126-1 makes it unlawful for the owner of a business to operate within the Township without first registering a certificate of insurance and paying the registration fee, and § 126-2(A) covers any person who intends to render services for fees. The registration fee under § 126-4 is $50. Registrations expire on December 31 of each year and renewals must be submitted no later than December 1. Under § 126-3 the Township Clerk accepts, approves and files the applications, and under § 126-5 each application must describe the nature of the business and the services to be supplied and attach a certificate of insurance.

A shop owner in Monroe Township therefore deals with two separate charges: the establishment fees in § 74-33 and the insurance registration in Chapter 126. Zoning approval for the location is a separate question handled under Chapter 175, Land Management, and is not part of § 74-33.