Rhode Island — statewide
Rhode Island Department of Health, Board of Hairdressing and Barbering
In short
Rhode Island Department of Health, Board of Hairdressing and Barbering issues 1 permit we publish for Rhode Island — statewide, last verified 2026-09-04. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbering or Hairdressing Shop License | Rhode Island Department of Health, Board of Hairdressing and Barbering | $170 to open; renewal is $170 a year | annual — every shop license expires 1 July | 2026-09-04 |
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
Barbering or Hairdressing Shop License
A hundred and seventy dollars covers both a barbershop and a cosmetology salon under Rhode Island's combined Board of Hairdressing and Barbering — one statute, one fee, one shop license for either trade, expiring the same 1 July every year regardless of issue date. Individual practitioners are licensed far more cheaply and on a different clock entirely: $25 to apply or renew, on a two-year cycle expiring 30 September, with a late renewal penalty running from $25 up to $100 depending on how overdue it is.
Contact
- Jurisdiction
- Rhode Island — statewide
- Phone
- (401) 222-5960
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.
- 216-RICR-40-05-4 — barbering and hairdressing shop license term, expiring 1 July annuallyRhode Island Department of Health · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
- Rhode Island General Laws section 23-1-54 — the food establishment fee tableRhode Island General Assembly · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-04
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- Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
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- Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, Division of Professional Regulation
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- Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation, Division of Commercial Licensing
- Rhode Island Department of Health, Board of Veterinary Medicine
- Rhode Island Department of Human Services, Office of Child Care Licensing
- Rhode Island Division of Taxation
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