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

In short

A salon or barber in Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County Al

Permits required, with issuing agency, fee, renewal term and the date each record was last verified against its source
Beauty Shop / Manicurist / Barber Privilege License (Title 40-12, §61, §124, §58)Lauderdale County License CommissionerCombined state+county totals (October 2022 ALDOR Handbook): §61 beauty shop, places under 60,000 and all other places, $16 for the shop owner plus $6 for each additional operator; §124 self-employed manicurist or hairdresser not working in a §61 shop, $8.50; §58 barber, $4.75 for the first chair plus $3.75 for each additional chair.annual; the license year runs October 1 to September 30, renewal is due October 1-31, and a 15 percent penalty plus interest applies to renewals after October 312026-09-29
Lauderdale County Board of Barbering — Barber License and Barbershop RegistrationLauderdale County Board of BarberingThe board sets the actual amounts; Ala. Code §45-39-40.12 caps them at: barbershop registration $70 original and $50 biennial renewal; barber license $25 original and $20 biennial renewal; managing barber $25 original and $30 renewal; apprentice registration $10; student registration $5. These are statutory maximums, not the board's published charges.up to two years; licenses expire September 30 of odd-numbered years and renewal applications are due by November 1 (Ala. Code §45-39-40.18)2026-09-29
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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale 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:

Beauty Shop / Manicurist / Barber Privilege License (Title 40-12, §61, §124, §58): Combined state+county totals (October 2022 ALDOR Handbook): §61 beauty shop, places under 60,000 and all other places, $16 for the shop owner plus $6 for each additional operator; §124 self-employed manicurist or hairdresser not working in a §61 shop, $8.50; §58 barber, $4.75 for the first chair plus $3.75 for each additional chair.

Lauderdale County Board of Barbering — Barber License and Barbershop Registration: The board sets the actual amounts; Ala. Code §45-39-40.12 caps them at: barbershop registration $70 original and $50 biennial renewal; barber license $25 original and $20 biennial renewal; managing barber $25 original and $30 renewal; apprentice registration $10; student registration $5. These are statutory maximums, not the board's published charges.

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

Which offices issue these permits in Lauderdale County Al?

Permits for a salon or barber in Lauderdale County Al, AL come from 6 separate offices: Lauderdale County License Commissioner, Lauderdale County Board of Barbering, 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 Lauderdale 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 Lauderdale County Al: Beauty Shop / Manicurist / Barber Privilege License (Title 40-12, §61, §124, §58), Lauderdale County Board of Barbering — Barber License and Barbershop Registration and Salon and Barber Shop License.

Beauty Shop / Manicurist / Barber Privilege License (Title 40-12, §61, §124, §58)

Salons and barber shops buy a Title 40, Chapter 12 privilege license from the Lauderdale County License Commissioner: section 61 for a beauty shop ($16 for the owner, $6 for each additional operator, needed even for a home-based shop), section 124 for a self-employed manicurist or hairdresser outside a section 61 shop ($8.50), and section 58 for barbers ($4.75 first chair, $3.75 each additional chair). The Handbook says a barber who also gives perms, manicures or facials must use section 61. The amounts are combined state and county totals that include the $1 issuance fee. This is separate from state cosmetology licensing and from the Lauderdale County Board of Barbering license for barbers.

Lauderdale County Board of Barbering — Barber License and Barbershop Registration

Under the Lauderdale County Barber Act, no one may practise barbering in the county as a barber, manager, apprentice or student without a license from the Lauderdale County Board of Barbering, and a barbershop needs a certificate of registration from the board. Cosmetologists are expressly excluded. The dollar amounts in the statute are maximums that the board sets within; the actual amounts the board charges are not published, and no fee schedule or contact for the board is published in any public source, so confirm the current amount with the board before budgeting. Applicants need a certificate of health. This county license is in addition to the section 61, 124 or 58 privilege license and any city license.

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 Lauderdale County Al?

The closest match is a auto repair shop, which shares 0 of these permits. A salon or barber also needs Beauty Shop / Manicurist / Barber Privilege License (Title 40-12, §61, §124, §58), Lauderdale County Board of Barbering — Barber License and Barbershop Registration and Salon and Barber Shop License. A auto repair shop needs Auto Repair Shop Privilege License (Title 40-12, §54), Garage and Repair Shop Privilege License and Store License, which a salon or barber does not.

Permits particular to each business type in Lauderdale 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 shops7037
Contractors and trades3033
Food trucks5035
Restaurants7037
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 Lauderdale County Al permits page and the AL state page. Confirmed by Editorial Team.

  1. 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
  2. Code of Alabama §45-39-200.04, License Commissioner duties (Lauderdale County, Act 79-107)law.justia.com (Code of Alabama mirror) · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-29
  3. Lauderdale County License Commissioner — Business License page (fiscal-year term, October renewal, city-license stacking)Lauderdale County · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-29
  4. Code of Alabama §45-39-40.12, Lauderdale County Barber Act fees (statutory maximums set by the board)law.justia.com (Code of Alabama mirror) · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-29
  5. Code of Alabama §45-39-40.03, licence required to practise barbering in Lauderdale Countylaw.justia.com (Code of Alabama mirror) · primary source · retrieved 2026-09-29
  6. 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
  7. 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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