1. 1. Any person desiring to practice barbering in this state shall make application for a certificate to the board and shall pay the required barber examination fee. He shall be present at the next regular meeting of the board for the examination of applicants.

2. 2. The board shall examine the applicant and, upon successful completion of the examination and payment of the required registration fee, shall issue to him a certificate of registration authorizing him to practice the trade in this state and enter his name in the register herein provided for, if it finds that he:

   1. (1) Is seventeen years of age or older and of good moral character;
   2. (2) Is free of contagious or infectious diseases;
   3. (3) Has studied for at least one thousand hours in a period of not less than six months in a properly appointed and conducted barber school under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor;
   4. (4) Is possessed of requisite skill in the trade of barbering to properly perform the duties thereof, including the preparation of tools, shaving, haircutting and all the duties and services incident thereto;
   5. (5) Has sufficient knowledge of the common diseases of the face and skin to avoid the aggravation and spread thereof in the practice of barbering.
3. 3. The board shall be the judge of whether the barber school or college is properly appointed and conducted under proper instruction to give sufficient training in the trade.

(RSMo 1939 § 10133, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 218, A. 1949 H.B. 2068, A.L. 1951 p. 740, A.L. 1959 H.B. 302, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 13528; 1919 § 12169; 1909 § 1186