Oneida County, WI Business Licensing & Operations: Tattoo & Body Modification (2026)

16(4) defines BODY PIERCING as 'perforating any human body part or tissue, except an ear, and placing a foreign object in the perforation to prevent the perforation from closing,' performed by a BODY PIERCER at a BODY-PIERCING ESTABLISHMENT, and defines TATTOO as inserting 'pigment under the surface of the skin of a person, by pricking with a needle or otherwise, so as to produce an indelible mark or figure through the skin' at a TATTOO ESTABLISHMENT. The section is adopted under the county's authority as the state's designated agent for the Department of Safety and Professional Services and specifically cites Wis.

Admin. Code DSPS 221 (Tattooing and Body Piercing) and DSPS 463 (Body Art and Tanning Facilities). 16(6)(c). 16 violations include the Health Officer, Assistant Health Officer, an Environmental Health Specialist or Technician, and the Planning and Zoning Administrator. Fees for the permit, investigations, and inspections cannot be set lower than the schedule the state's Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection uses for its own comparable permits, and the Board of Health can raise the county's own schedule from time to time with County Board approval.

A shop found to endanger health can have its permit temporarily suspended immediately, or permanently revoked after repeated or serious violations, with any revocation reviewable under Wisconsin's Ch. 227 administrative procedure law.