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Restaurants
How do I make a food safety complaint?
- Call our main line
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- 573.874.7346
Daycare facilities
What do I need to do to open a daycare?
- Contact the Bureau of Childcare district office
- 1500 Vandiver Drive – Columbia, MO
- 573.882.9399
- The Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health and Human Services performs required inspections, but is not involved in the process of licensing daycares
Which daycares must be licensed?
- Daycare centers
- Home daycares caring for more than 4 children that are not related to the caregiver
Which daycares are inspected?
- Licensed home daycares
- Daycare centers
- Group homes
- License-exempt centers
How often are daycares inspected?
- Home daycares – 1 time per year
- Daycare centers – 1 time per year
- daycare centers are also required to meet Food Code regulations
What is looked for during an inspection?
- Compliance with sanitation requirements, such as:
- proper cleaning and sanitization of diaper changing surfaces
- proper handwashing procedures
- testing of water temperatures to prevent scalding
Tattoo establishments
What are the requirements for tattoo establishments in the City of Columbia?
- Must be inspected and licensed yearly
- Must follow all guidelines covering tattoo procedures, facility construction and cleanliness, and sterilization and handling of equipment
- Any individual that wishes to be tattooed must be over the age of eighteen or have signed parental consent
- The tattoo establishment will provide a disclosure statement and a list of directions pertaining to care of the tattoo
- To reduce the spread of communicable disease, tattoo artists are required to be immunized against the Hepatitis B disease
- Tattoo artists must wear latex gloves
- Smoking, eating and drinking are not permitted in the tattoo areas
- Other issues that are addressed during regular inspections include proper disposal of single use items, proper sterilization techniques and records, and general cleanliness of the facility and employees
- Annual permit/inspection fee – $165.00 in the City of Columbia
What are the requirements for tattoo establishments in Boone County, Missouri?
- Boone County Code of Ordinancesopens PDF file
- Annual permit/inspection fee – $165