17 CAR § 54-104 – Enforcement of rules

(a)
1. (1) An establishment owner, mobile salon owner, school owner or postsecondary school owner and the person in charge of any such establishment, mobile salon, school of cosmetology or postsecondary school of cosmetology, or body art institution shall be liable for implementing and maintaining this part in the:
  1. (A) Establishment;
  2. (B) Mobile salon;
  3. (C) School of cosmetology or postsecondary school of cosmetology; or
  4. (D) Body art institution.
2. (2) This shall be done individually and jointly with all persons employed by or working in or on the premises of such:
  1. (A) Establishment;
  2. (B) Mobile salon;
  3. (C) School;
  4. (D) Training facility; or
  5. (E) Postsecondary school or institution.
3. (3) All practitioners, schools, institutions, establishments, mobile salon owners, and students shall be held individually liable for implementation and maintenance of this part as applicable.
(b)
1. (1) All persons performing acts of cosmetology and its related branches or body art and its related branches, except students in schools of cosmetology or postsecondary schools of cosmetology or body art institutions, shall present satisfactory proof of identification upon request by an authorized representative of the Department of Health.
2. (2) All persons working in an establishment, mobile salon, school of cosmetology or postsecondary school of cosmetology, or body art institution shall present a photographic driver’s license or photographic identification card issued by any state, federal, or other recognized government entity.
3. (3) Failure to present valid proof of identification shall be grounds for disciplinary action.
(c) Conducting or operating a school of cosmetology, a postsecondary school of cosmetology, body art institution, establishment, or mobile salon without a current, valid license shall be grounds for disciplinary action.
(d) Allowing a person to engage in or attempt to engage in the occupation of cosmetology and its related branches or body art and its related branches in or about an establishment or mobile salon, or allowing a person to engage in or about a school of cosmetology or a postsecondary school of cosmetology or body art institution without a current valid Arkansas license shall be grounds for disciplinary action.
(e) Performing acts of cosmetology or body art or attempting to perform acts of cosmetology or body art for compensation in any form without a current, valid Arkansas license shall be grounds for disciplinary action.