1. A. Except as provided in subsection B of Section 61.4 of this title, the State Board of Health is hereby authorized to adopt, amend, and repeal rules and regulations which govern the examining and licensing of barbers, barber apprentices, barber instructors, and barber colleges; the defining of categories and limitations for such licenses; and the sanitary operation and sanitation of barber shops and barber colleges.
2. B. Except as provided in subsection B of Section 61.4 of this title, the State Department of Health shall have the power and duty to implement the rules and regulations of the State Board of Health, to issue and renew annual barber, barber apprentice, barber instructor and barber college licenses, to inspect barber licenses, and to inspect the sanitary operating practices of barbers and the sanitary condition of barber shops and barber colleges.

3. C. The State Department of Health may suspend or revoke or may refuse to issue or renew any barber, barber instructor, barber apprentice, or barber college license for:

   1. 1. Unsanitary operating practices or unsanitary conditions of barber shops or barber colleges;
   2. 2. Unsanitary practices of barbers, apprentice barbers, or barber instructors;
   3. 3. Making a material misstatement in the application for a license, in the renewal of a license, or in the records which are maintained by barber instructors or colleges to comply with Sections 61.1 through 61.6 of this title or the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto; or
   4. 4. Any person or entity licensed pursuant to this section who employs an unlicensed person as a barber, barber apprentice, or barber instructor.

Laws 1985, HB 1149, c. 183, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1985; Amended by Laws 1992, HB 2018, c. 87, § 1, emerg. eff. July 1, 1992; Amended by Laws 1996, HB 2250, c. 318, § 4, emerg. eff. July 1, 1996.