Tattoo law by country and state

Whether a tattoo studio has to be licensed — and by whom — changes completely depending on where it stands. So does the minimum age, whether a parent can consent for you, and which inks are even legal. Most people assume these rules are national. They usually are not.

Every entry below is read from the statute or the regulator itself and linked so you can check it. Where we have not confirmed something, we say so instead of guessing — this is the law that applies to your body, and a plausible-sounding wrong answer is worse than none.

25 jurisdictions covered so far · 7,315 studios listed