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What permits do you need to open a salon or barber in Elmore County Al?

In short

A salon or barber in Elmore County Al, AL has 4 permits that apply to every business of this type, plus 5 more that depend on your premises, signage or how you are set up. Alabama Secretary of State, Business Services charges $200 one-time filing for the certificate of formation (llc). 4 of the 9 are charged as a range or formula rather than a flat fee. Verified 2026-09-29 against the issuing agencies’ published fee schedules.

Permits particular to a salon or barber in Elmore County Al

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
County Business Privilege License — Beauty Parlor (Sec. 61)Elmore County Revenue Commissioner, License Division (Tag and Title)Shop owner $15.00 plus $6.00 for each additional operator, plus a $1 state issuance fee (Ala. Code §40-12-61, ALDOR code 0061; the $6.00 rate applies in places under 60,000 population, which covers every place in Elmore County). Combined state and county license amount.annual; the license year runs October 1 through September 30, due October 1 and delinquent November 12026-09-29
County Business Privilege License — Barbershop (Sec. 58)Elmore County Revenue Commissioner, License Division (Tag and Title)First chair $3.75 plus a $1 state issuance fee; each additional chair $3.75 (Ala. Code §40-12-58, ALDOR code 0058). Combined state and county license amount.annual; the license year runs October 1 through September 30, due October 1 and delinquent November 12026-09-29
Salon and Barber Shop LicenseAlabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering$200 new shop; renewal is $150biennial — expiring 30 September, renewable to 31 October, in odd-numbered years2026-09-03

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

AL registrations that apply to every type of business

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
State and County Business Privilege Licenseonly if it applies to youAlabama Department of Revenue, Business and License Tax DivisionVaries — formula on the AL pageannual — 1 October to 30 September, delinquent 1 November2026-09-03
Certificate of Formation (LLC)only if it applies to youAlabama Secretary of State, Business Services$200 one-time filingperpetual — Alabama abolished the annual report in 20242026-09-03
Certificate of Incorporationonly if it applies to youAlabama Secretary of State, Business Services$200 one-time filingperpetual — Alabama abolished the annual report in 20242026-09-03
Corporation Annual Report (abolished)only if it applies to youAlabama Secretary of State, Business ServicesNo feenot applicable — the filing no longer exists2026-09-03
Business Privilege Taxonly if it applies to youAlabama Department of Revenue, Sales and Use Tax DivisionVaries — formula on the AL pageannual — due when the matching federal return is due2026-09-03
Sales Tax LicenseAlabama Department of Revenue, Sales and Use Tax DivisionNo feeannual — renew online between 1 November and 31 December2026-09-03

Fees shown as a range or formula are set that way by the issuing agency — we do not average them into a single number.

How much does it actually cost to permit a salon or barber in Elmore County Al?

There is no single figure, and any site quoting one is rounding away the part that matters. Of the 9 records listed for a salon or barber in Elmore County Al, AL, 4 apply to every business of this type and 5 are conditional. Adding every fee on the page together would overstate what most operators pay, because it would include permits they never need.

Of the 4 that always apply, 1 carry a flat fee, coming to $200.00. That is a floor, not a total. 4 of the 9 are charged as a range or a formula set by the issuing agency, and 2 have no fee published at all. The ones particular to this business that vary:

County Business Privilege License — Beauty Parlor (Sec. 61): Shop owner $15.00 plus $6.00 for each additional operator, plus a $1 state issuance fee (Ala. Code §40-12-61, ALDOR code 0061; the $6.00 rate applies in places under 60,000 population, which covers every place in Elmore County). Combined state and county license amount.

County Business Privilege License — Barbershop (Sec. 58): First chair $3.75 plus a $1 state issuance fee; each additional chair $3.75 (Ala. Code §40-12-58, ALDOR code 0058). Combined state and county license amount.

The other 2 variable fees belong to permits that apply to every type of business here; their formulas are set out on the Elmore County Al permits page and the AL state page.

Which offices issue these permits in Elmore County Al?

Permits for a salon or barber in Elmore County Al, AL come from 5 separate offices: Elmore County Revenue Commissioner, License Division (Tag and Title), Alabama Department of Revenue, Business and License Tax Division, Alabama Secretary of State, Business Services, Alabama Department of Revenue, Sales and Use Tax Division, Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering. No single office issues them all, which is why an opening means filing in several places rather than one.

What does a salon or barber need in Elmore County Al that other businesses do not?

3 of the 3 permits particular to a salon or barber here apply to no other business type we cover in Elmore County Al: County Business Privilege License — Beauty Parlor (Sec. 61), County Business Privilege License — Barbershop (Sec. 58) and Salon and Barber Shop License.

County Business Privilege License — Beauty Parlor (Sec. 61)

A beauty parlor or hair salon in Elmore County owes this license: $15.00 for the shop owner plus $6.00 for each additional operator, both combined state and county amounts, plus a $1 state issuance fee. The $6.00 additional-operator rate applies in places under 60,000 population, which covers all of Elmore County. Per the ALDOR Handbook, the license applies even when the shop is operated from a home, and anyone giving perms, manicures or facials needs this Sec. 61 license rather than the barber license. It is issued by the Elmore County Revenue Commissioner's License Division in Wetumpka. The statewide Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering professional licenses are separate, and any municipal business license stacks on this one.

County Business Privilege License — Barbershop (Sec. 58)

A barbershop in Elmore County owes this license at $3.75 for the first chair and $3.75 for each additional chair, combined state and county amounts, plus a $1 state issuance fee. Per the ALDOR Handbook, it is for haircut-only shops: anyone giving perms, manicures or facials needs the Sec. 61 beauty parlor license recorded separately for Elmore County. The license is issued by the Elmore County Revenue Commissioner's License Division in Wetumpka. No local Elmore County barber commission appears in the Legislature's Local Laws index for the county, so barbers are regulated by the statewide Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering, and any municipal business license stacks on this one.

Salon and Barber Shop License

Alabama merged its cosmetology and barbering boards, and the statutory definition of a shop covers both trades plus mobile salons — so a barber shop, a hair salon and a mobile unit all take the same license at the same price, and the rules provide only two business license types in total, shop and school. Two hundred dollars new, $150 to renew, with everything else priced modestly: relocation $50, a name or ownership change $25, and $25 for both together. Miss the 31 October postmark and the late charge is $54. The fee schedule here is unusually current, having been amended with effect from May 2026. Remember the second license: a salon also owes the beauty parlour privilege license at $16 for the owner plus $6 or $9 for each additional operator, or the barber shop version at $4.75 for the first chair plus $3.75 for each additional one, and the county issuing it is not required to check that the board license exists.

The 6 state-level registrations apply to every type of business across AL and are covered on the AL state page.

How does a salon or barber compare with other businesses in Elmore County Al?

The closest match is a auto repair shop, which shares 0 of these permits. A salon or barber also needs County Business Privilege License — Beauty Parlor (Sec. 61), County Business Privilege License — Barbershop (Sec. 58) and Salon and Barber Shop License. A auto repair shop needs County Business Privilege License — Automobile Garage or Shop (Sec. 54), Garage and Repair Shop Privilege License and Store License, which a salon or barber does not.

Permits particular to each business type in Elmore County Al, AL, compared with a salon or barber
BusinessIts own permitsShared with a salon or barberOnly a salon or barber needsOnly it needs
Auto repair shops3033
Childcare centres2032
Coffee shops5035
Contractors and trades4034
Food trucks4034
Restaurants8038
Retail stores3033
Veterinary clinics2032

Sources

Every figure for the permits explained on this page was read from one of these government pages on the date shown. Sources for the permits that apply to every type of business are listed on the Elmore County Al permits page and the AL state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.

  1. ALDOR — Elmore County Annual Business Privilege/License Tax Fiscal Year Report, FY2026 (license amounts by code, combined state and county)Alabama Department of Revenue · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-29
  2. Alabama Department of Revenue — Handbook of Privilege and Store Licenses, October 2022, with the fee schedule for each business typeAlabama Department of Revenue · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
  3. Code of Alabama §45-26-242.20 — License Division created within the Revenue Commissioner's Office of Elmore County, effective July 1, 2020law.justia.com (Code of Alabama mirror) · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-29
  4. Alabama Administrative Code rule 250-X-2-.01 — Board of Cosmetology and Barbering fee schedule, effective 15 May 2026Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03
  5. Alabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering — renewal FAQ, with the odd-year expiry and late feeAlabama Board of Cosmetology and Barbering · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-03

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