New York — statewide
New York State Department of State, Division of Licensing Services
In short
New York State Department of State, Division of Licensing Services issues 2 permits we publish for New York — statewide, last verified 2026-09-03. Each carries the fee as the agency publishes it, with a link to the schedule it was read from.
What this agency issues
| Permit | Issuing agency | Fee | Renews | Last checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearance Enhancement Business License | New York State Department of State, Division of Licensing Services | $60 per four-year license | 4 years | 2026-09-03 |
| Barber Shop Owner License | New York State Department of State, Division of Licensing Services | $60 per four-year license | 4 years | 2026-09-03 |
Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.
About each permit
Appearance Enhancement Business License
$60 for four years — among the cheapest salon licenses in the country on an annual basis, and the same $60 to renew. It covers cosmetology, esthetics, nail specialty, natural hair styling and waxing premises. The fee is not the constraint; the bonding is. A nail specialty business must carry accidental and professional liability cover of at least $25,000 per occurrence and $75,000 in aggregate, plus a surety bond scaled to headcount: $25,000 for two to five full-time-equivalent nail workers, $40,000 for six to ten, $75,000 for eleven to twenty-five and $125,000 for twenty-six or more. A barber shop is licensed separately under a different article at the same $60.
Barber Shop Owner License
$60 for four years, needed by anyone who owns, controls or operates a barber shop — as sole proprietor, partner, shareholder or officer. Separate from the individual barber license, which is $40 plus a $15 practical examination fee. The rule that catches shops out: a licensed operator working in the shop who is not employed by the owner counts as an independent contractor and needs their own Area Renter license, so a chair-rental model means several licenses rather than one.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- New York — statewide
- Phone
- Not verified — use the website
- Website
- dos.ny.gov/licensing-types
Contact details are taken from the agency’s own site or its published fee schedule. Where we have not verified a phone number we leave it blank rather than guess.
Sources
Every fee and term above was read from one of these government pages on the date shown.
- New York Department of State — Appearance Enhancement Business licenseNew York State Department of State · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- New York Department of State — Barber Shop Owner and Area Renter licenseNew York State Department of State · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
- New York General Business Law section 409 — appearance enhancement business license fee of sixty dollars for a four-year periodNew York State Senate · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
Other New York statewide offices
- New York State Department of State, Division of Corporations, State Records and Uniform Commercial Code
- New York State Department of Health, Bureau of Community Environmental Health and Food Protection
- New York State Department of Labor
- New York State Department of Taxation and Finance
- New York State Education Department, Office of the Professions
- New York State Office of Children and Family Services, Division of Child Care Services
New York jurisdictions
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