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154.01 REGISTRATION MANDATORY.
(a) No person shall practice, offer to practice, or attempt to practice barbering without a
current certificate of registration as a registered barber, issued pursuant to provisions of sections
154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.161, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.26 by the
Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners.
(b) No person shall serve, offer to serve, or attempt to serve as an apprentice under a
registered barber without a current certificate of registration as a registered apprentice or
temporary apprentice permit issued pursuant to provisions of sections 154.001, 154.002,
154.003, 154.01 to 154.161, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.26 by the Board of Barber and
Cosmetologist Examiners. The registered apprentice shall, prior to or immediately upon issuance
of the apprentice's certificate of registration, and immediately after changing employment, advise
the board of the name, address, and certificate number of the registered barber under whom
the registered apprentice is working.
(c) No person shall operate a barber shop unless it is at all times under the direct supervision
and management of a registered barber and the owner or operator of the barber shop possesses
a current shop registration card, issued under sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to
154.161, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.26 by the Board of Barber and Cosmetologist
Examiners.
(d) No person shall serve, offer to serve, or attempt to serve as an instructor of barbering
without a current certificate of registration as a registered instructor of barbering or a temporary
permit as an instructor of barbering, as provided for the board by rule, issued under sections
154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.161, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.26 by the
Board of Barber and Cosmetologist Examiners.
(e) No person shall operate a barber school unless the owner or operator possesses a
current certificate of registration as a barber school, issued under sections 154.001, 154.002,
154.003, 154.01 to 154.161, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.26 by the Board of Barber and
Cosmetologist Examiners.
History: (5846-1) 1927 c 316 s 1; 1929 c 270 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 282 s 1; 2004 c
269 art 3 s 2; 2005 c 27 s 9

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