Florida salon inspections
Florida salon inspection checklist
The Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) inspects Florida salons against the state's sanitation rules. A new salon is not inspected before it opens, so it has to meet these rules from its first day. Below are the 20 rules an inspector checks, from the state's own rules and inspection pages, each beside the rule's own words. Tick them off as you get ready, filter by the services you offer, and print the list.
- Inspected by
- DBPR
- Before opening
- Not inspected first
- Rules on this list
- 20
- Official form
- None found
- Foot spa log
- Required
- MMA nail liquid
- Not stated
Read from the official sources on October 19, 2026.The full rules Florida salon license
How it works
How Florida inspects salons
Inspections are done by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR). A new salon is not inspected before it opens; inspections come once it is licensed, so be ready from your first day.
The Department inspects each licensed salon at least biennially.
“Each licensed salon shall be inspected at least biennially by the Department.”
We found no inspection form published by DBPR, so this checklist is built from the state's rules themselves.
The checklist
What Florida inspectors check
Every rule below is from the state's own rules, beside its own words. An inspector can check anything in the rules, so read them in full once before you open.
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Florida salon inspection checklist
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Licenses on display
The first thing an inspector looks for: the salon's license and every working license, current and where clients can see them.
1.Display your current salon license in a conspicuous place the public can see when entering the salon.
2.Keep each stylist's current license or registration on display, with a photo taken within the past two years.
Other required postings
Some states also want their rules, a consumer notice or the last inspection report on the wall.
3.Post a legible copy of your most recent inspection sheet for the salon.
4.Display a copy of the Consumer Protection Notice about footbaths, sanitation and safety at each footbath.Pedicures
The disinfectant
What the disinfectant must be, how it is mixed and how often it is changed.
5.Keep enough hospital-level or EPA-approved disinfectant on hand for all your disinfecting practices.
6.Use a disinfectant whose label says it is registered with the EPA as a hospital grade bacterial, virucidal and fungicidal disinfectant.
Cleaning tools between clients
How combs, shears, nippers and other reusable tools are cleaned and disinfected after each client.
7.Never use a brush, comb or other article on more than one client without disinfecting it.
8.Clean tools with soap and water first, then disinfect them in a hospital-level or EPA-approved solution.
Storing clean and used tools
Clean tools kept covered and apart from used ones, so nothing dirty touches the next client.
9.Store cleaned and disinfected tools in a clean, closed cabinet or container until used.
Towels, capes and linens
Clean towels stored closed, used ones in a covered container until laundered.
10.Keep clean linens in a closed, dustproof cabinet.
11.Keep used linens in a closed receptacle.
Water, sinks and restroom
Hot and cold running water, sinks and a restroom with a place to wash hands.
12.Have shampoo bowls equipped with hot and cold running water.
13.Provide a restroom with at least one toilet and one sink with running water.
Pedicure equipment
How foot spas and pedicure basins are cleaned after each client and at the end of the day, and the log some states require.
14.After cleaning, disinfect pedicure units for at least ten (10) minutes.Pedicures
15.Once a week, fill the pedicure basin with water containing one teaspoon of 5.25% bleach for each gallon of water.Pedicures
16.Keep a log book of the dates and times of all pedicure cleaning and disinfection, kept in the pedicure area for review.Pedicures
Banned products and tools
Products, tools and practices the state's rules forbid outright.
17.No animals or pets are allowed in the salon, except service animals and fish kept in closed aquariums.
The premises
Floors, walls, light, air, waste bins and keeping living space and food out of the work area.
18.Keep the salon well ventilated, with walls, ceilings, furniture and equipment clean and free from dust.
19.Do not let hair collect on the salon floor; deposit it in a covered waste receptacle.
First aid and safety
A first aid kit, what to do after a cut or blood exposure, and other safety rules.
20.Follow all local building and fire codes.
Questions
Florida salon inspections, answered
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Plan the rest
Get the rest of the salon ready
- Every step to opening a salon, as a checklist for your state
- The salon license, fees and who must be licensed
- Which services and products the state taxes, and the sales tax permit
- What it costs to open a salon, line by line
- A client intake and consultation form
- A cancellation and no-show policy
Salon inspection checklists for other states
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