Business Licensing & Operations in Bartholomew County, IN (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Bartholomew County, Indiana.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Bartholomew County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Tattoo & Body Modification
Tattoo artists and body piercers in Bartholomew County need a separate artist license and facility permit from the Health Department under Chapter 112, which also bans extreme procedures like branding, scarification and tongue splitting outright. The chapter incorporates the state's sanitary rules at 410 I.A.C. 1-5 and backs its own permit and inspection scheme with fines up to $1,500.
Bartholomew County Tattoo & Piercing Rules
Heavy RestrictionsBartholomew County Code §§ 112.08, 112.09, 112.10
Every person that desires to perform any tattoo or body piercing activities shall, before doing so: (1) Obtain a tattoo/body piercing artist license from the Bartholomew County Health Department; ... No person may operate a tattoo parlor and/or body piercing facility without first obtaining a facility permit. ... The following activities are strictly prohibited: (A) Branding, as defined as a fo...
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