Body-art facility check
Before you commit to a Michigan body-art space
Tell us about the operator, place, procedures, license, rooms, instruments, records, waste, workers, and current problems. You’ll get a dated call sheet: who to call, what to gather, and which answers still need an agency.
Prefer to read first? See a worked example · See a finished sample call sheet
Built from current official Michigan starting points
This is a starting map. The agency or local office makes the final call.
Is someone in immediate danger or having a serious medical problem? Call 911 first. For a needlestick, possible infection cluster, failed sterilizer test, unsafe water, order, or deadline, stop the affected work and contact the right health or safety office promptly. Open Michigan body-art licensing.
A salon license does not cover tattooing, piercing, or microblading.
The facility license belongs to a specific person at a specific location and is not transferable. It does not simply pass to a buyer, move with the business name, or grow when services change.
This check goes deep on permanent tattoo, piercing, cosmetic-tattoo, microblading, branding, and scarification facilities. Temporary events, home or mobile work, ear-piercing-only plans, medical procedures, and ordinary salon work get a careful handoff.
A short call sheet, in the right order.
Why it showed up
Every task points back to something you told us.
What to ask
Use the question on the phone or in an email.
What remains unknown
The call sheet names what the agency or local office still needs to decide.
Made for the moment money may move
Useful before a body-art lease, purchase, buildout, opening, move, new procedure, ownership change, renewal, reopening, or closing.
This route goes deep on permanent fixed tattoo, piercing, cosmetic-tattoo, microblading, branding, and scarification facilities. It keeps the legal operator, exact location, procedure list, facility license, local plan review, inspection, rooms, sinks, water, sewer or septic, instruments, sterilization, client records, medical waste, workers, property changes, and purchase file separate. Temporary events, home and mobile work, ear-piercing-only plans, medical procedures, and ordinary salon work stay in careful handoff lanes.