(a) Any person shall be qualified to receive a license as an apprentice barber provided he or she satisfies all of the following:
(1) Is at least 16 and one-half years of age and is of good moral character and temperate habits.
(2) Has graduated from an approved school or college of barbering, which school has been approved or licensed under this part.
(3) Passes a satisfactory examination conducted by the barbers’ commission to determine his or her fitness to practice as an apprentice.
(4) Has an eighth grade education or equivalent thereof.
(5) Has obtained a medical certificate as required by this part.
(6) Has paid the required fee specified by this part.
(b) An applicant for a license who fails to satisfactorily complete an examination conducted by the commission may apply for reexamination at any future meeting of the commission. Upon making application therefor and payment of the required fee, the applicant shall be permitted to again take the examination.
(c) No apprentice may independently practice barbering, but, as an apprentice, may do any and all of the acts constituting the practice of barbering under the immediate personal supervision of a licensed barber.
Structure Code of Alabama
Article 4 - Business, Labor, and Occupations.
Section 45-49-40 - Applicability.
Section 45-49-40.01 - Definitions.
Section 45-49-40.02 - County Board of Barber Commissioners.
Section 45-49-40.03 - Rulemaking Authority.
Section 45-49-40.04 - Apprentice Qualifications.
Section 45-49-40.05 - Barber Qualifications.
Section 45-49-40.06 - Application of Non-Resident Barbers or Apprentices.
Section 45-49-40.07 - Application for License; Renewal.
Section 45-49-40.08 - Examinations.
Section 45-49-40.09 - Barber Shop Operator Qualifications.
Section 45-49-40.10 - Persons Entitled to License Without Initial Examination.
Section 45-49-40.11 - Examinations.
Section 45-49-40.12 - Certificate Required; Display of Certificate.
Section 45-49-40.15 - Grounds for Suspension, Revocation, or Refusal to Issue a Renewed License
Section 45-49-40.16 - Hearings.