Warrick County, IN Business Licensing & Operations: Tattoo & Body Modification (2026)

Warrick County Code Chapter 135, adopted under I.C. 16-20-1 et seq. and incorporating 410 IAC 1-5, 410 IAC 1-3, and OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard, governs tattoo and body-piercing establishments and practitioners in unincorporated Warrick County, Indiana. Section 135.03 requires a valid facility permit before any establishment operates and a valid practitioner permit before anyone performs tattooing or piercing; apprentices and trainees cannot perform invasive procedures until they hold a permit. Every permitted facility must carry general commercial liability insurance covering bodily injury from tattooing and piercing of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, with proof required at permitting and renewal, and the Board of Health sets facility, practitioner, temporary-event, and re-inspection fees subject to County Commissioners approval.

Section 135.04 flatly bans tattooing a minor under any circumstances, even with parental consent, and allows body piercing on a minor only if a parent or legal guardian is present in person with verifiable ID and gives written informed consent; oral, genital, and nipple piercing on a minor is banned regardless of consent, as are branding, scarification, subdermal implants, and similar advanced modifications not explicitly authorized by state code. Section 135.04(E) also bars operating out of any room used as living or sleeping quarters unless a floor-to-ceiling wall and separate outdoor entrance physically separate it, and § 135.04(F) bars procedures on an intoxicated patron.