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Business health requirements

Get the health permits and information you need for your business.

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Body art and massage

Apply for a permit to operate a body art establishment
Get a permit to own or operate a location offering tattoo, body piercing, or permanent cosmetics.
Apply for a temporary permit to host a body art event
Get a temporary permit to host a tattoo, body piercing, and permanent cosmetics fair or festival.
Apply for a permit to perform body art
Get a license to become a tattoo, body piercing, or permanent cosmetics practitioner.
Apply to operate a massage establishment
Get a General Establishment or Sole Practitioner permit to own and operate a massage business in a fixed location.
Apply to perform massage without a fixed location
Get an Outcall Massage Permit to massage clients at different locations.
Change the owner of your massage establishment
Learn how to close or transfer a massage business.

Tobacco and cannabis

Get a permit to sell tobacco products
You need to have a permit to sell tobacco products, including e-cigarettes.
Set up your cannabis business
Cannabis businesses must register with the City and state. You also must get information from your owners.
Get other permits to open a cannabis business
Cannabis businesses might need other permits and pay other fees to open their business.
Write operation plans for your cannabis business
Meet with the Office of Cannabis to walk through running your business for the activities you applied for.
Meet with City departments about your proposed cannabis business
Meet with departments before getting plans reviewed, to prevent delays during construction.
Hire staff for your cannabis business
The cannabis business application will ask about organizational structure and how you will work with unions.
Check if you can sell cannabis at your event
Right now San Francisco is testing Cannabis Business Temporary Event permits only for certain events.
Check what you need for Cannabis Permit Part 2
Information you will need for the rest of the Cannabis Business Permit application.
Comment on cannabis rules and regulations
We are writing cannabis regulations for SF. Many are open for public comment before we finalize them.