Tattoo consent records in Williams County, North Dakota

Williams County

Last reviewed 2026-11-06

Who inspects you

  • Upper Missouri District Health Unit, Environmental Health, Body Art · Williams County (Williston), with Divide, McKenzie and Mountrail counties
    The district health unit, not the state, licenses and inspects body art shops here, under rules it adopted in 2008 from the state's chapter: operators certified in CPR and bloodborne pathogens, the license fee doubled after January 31, and records kept 3 years. The source

North Dakota’s rules

  • Tattoo: minors with conditions
  • Piercing: minors with conditions
  • Keep each record: 3 years
  • Who regulates: state + local, North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services

Williams County follows North Dakota’s form, and adds its own rule, above.

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