1. 1. A barbershop shall not operate unless the owner has obtained a license issued by the department. The owner shall apply to the department on forms prescribed by the board. The department may perform a sanitary inspection of each barbershop biennially and may perform a sanitary inspection of a barbershop prior to the issuance of a license. An inspection of a barbershop may also be conducted upon receipt of a complaint by the department.
2. 2. The application shall be accompanied by the biennial license fee determined pursuant to section 147.80. The license is valid for two years and may be renewed.
3. 3. A licensed barber school at which students practice barbering is exempt from licensing as a barbershop.

[C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, §158.11; C77, 79, 81, §158.9] 83 Acts, ch 206, §11; 91 Acts, ch 268, §432; 99 Acts, ch 141, §29; 2001 Acts, ch 58, §14; 2014 Acts, ch 1106, §19