Applications and Forms

Bank Checks or Money Orders Accepted

Make bank checks or money orders payable to the Ashtabula County Health Department. A

fee will be charged for any returned checks. Applications/permits are not refundable. Do not send cash in the mail. 

Ashtabula County Health Department

12 West Jefferson St.

Jefferson, OH  44047

PHONE - 440-576-6010

FAX - 440-576-0085 or 440-576-5527

 Applications can be submitted in-person on weekdays between 8am and 10am. 

On July 14, 1997, the Governor signed into law Substitute House Bill No. 25, which amends the Ohio Revised Code to regulate businesses that offer tattooing or body piercing services. This law requires these businesses to obtain approval from the Health Department prior to opening. The law also requires that at least one inspection be conducted to assure that the business meets all the requirements for approval. This approval is valid for one year. Tattoo and Body Piercing Regulations became effective on April 30, 1998 and established specific procedural, record-keeping, safety, and sanitarian standards for these businesses. The law and regulations, which can now be found in Ohio Revised Code Chapter 3730, enable local boards of health to better protect the public health by regulating businesses that offer tattooing and/or body piercing services. Tattooing and body piercing procedures present the potential for localized bacterial infection and exposure to blood-borne pathogens. Contaminated or improperly sterilized equipment and the possibility of unsanitary conditions at these locations have 

raised public health concerns that can now effectively be addressed by the Health Department

Annual Fee – due by January 1st 

Tattoo License $250.00

Late fee $312.50

Body Piercing License $250.00

Late fee 

$312.50

Tattoo/Body Piercing $300.00

Late fee 

$375.00

Time Limited Tattoo/Body Piercing

$200.00

Contact Information

For more information please contact the Ashtabula County Health Department at

(440) 576-6010