Tanning businesses provide rooms or booths that have ultraviolet or similar lamps.

• The lamps are intended for the radiation of any part of the body for cosmetic or non-medical purposes. 

In this section

• What to know
• Application

Before you begin

Look at our information about: 

• How to open a new business
• Sewer Availability Charge (SAC)

Disclaimer

Information on this page should be considered guidelines. If you have questions, feel free to contact us.

Requirements

• In Minneapolis, tanning businesses must be licensed. Before operating a tanning business, the owner or operator must apply for a business license.
• Tanning businesses are inspected yearly.

Read Minneapolis Ordinance Chapter 232: Suntanning Facilities

Sun tanning facility license application

See sun tanning facility application

Fee

Find your license fee
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