Business Licensing & Operations in Hamilton County, IN (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Hamilton County, Indiana.
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Tattoo & Body Modification
Hamilton County requires an annual license from the Health Department to operate a body art establishment or work as a body artist, County Code Sections 16-20-9-1 and 16-20-9-14. Fixed establishment licenses cost $250.00, body artist licenses cost $75.00, and repeat-citation fines climb from $100.00 to $1,000.00 per violation.
Body Art Licensing Rules in Hamilton County
Significant RestrictionsHamilton County, IN Code of Ordinances §§ 16-20-9-1, 16-20-9-14, 16-20-9-15, 16-20-9-21, 16-20-1-27 Schedule H
(b)Fixed body art establishment license.(1)No person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, business trust, corporation, or organized group of persons may operate a body art establishment except with a body art establishment license issued annually from the Hamilton County Health Department...(c)(1)No person may practice body art procedures without first obtaining a body artist license...
Auto Repair on Residential Property
Hamilton County's code carves "automobile repair shop" status out of any business run from a residentially-classified property. That means a home-based repair operation cannot claim the shop's exemption for keeping damaged or inoperable vehicles on site, so the county's ordinary junk and prohibited-vehicle rules apply in full.
Home Auto Repair Limits in Hamilton County, IN
Significant RestrictionsHamilton County, IN Code of Ordinances § 36-9-30-34(b), (d)(3)
Automobile repair shop means any business lawfully engaged in repairing damaged and/or apparent inoperable vehicles. Automobile repair shop does not mean any business operating on private property identified as residential property on a property card. ... (3) Any person lawfully engaged in providing services at an automobile repair shop on private property may keep a prohibited vehicle on priva...
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