1. 1. Any firm, corporation or person, desiring to conduct a barber school or college in this state, shall first secure from the board a permit to do so, and shall keep the same prominently displayed. There shall be a permit fee to be paid on or before the permit renewal date. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations regarding the course of study in the school or college, and may revoke any permit issued hereunder for any violation of the provisions of this section or rule promulgated pursuant to this section. The board shall follow the procedure prescribed by chapter 621, RSMo, to revoke a barber school permit. Permits shall not be restricted to any one group or person but shall be granted to any reasonably qualified person or group under a fair and nondiscriminating method of determination.
2. 2. There shall be not less than one teacher or instructor for every fifteen students in any barber school or college holding a permit under this section.
3. 3. The barber school or college shall immediately file with the board the name and age of each student entering the school, and the board shall cause the same to be entered in a register kept for that purpose. A registration fee shall be paid by the student.
4. 4. The barber school or college shall certify to the board the names of all students who successfully completed a course of study approved by the board and consisting of at least one thousand hours of study under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor in a period of not less than six months.
5. 5. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024, RSMo.

(RSMo 1939 § 10134, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 218, A.L. 1951 p. 740, A.L. 1959 H.B. 302, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 13529; 1919 § 12170; 1909 § 1182