All beauty shops, beauty salons, barber shops, schools of cosmetology, schools of hair design, schools of esthetics, schools of nail care, and schools of barbering shall be registered with the division director by the owner or manager. Such registration shall be made by the filing of an application on forms furnished by the division director; shall include the name and location of the shop, salon, or school, the name and address of the owner, and the names and addresses of all instructors of the shop, salon, or school at the time of registration; and shall be accompanied by a registration fee in such amount as shall be set by the board by regulation. The board may require salon, shop, or school owners to complete a board approved course covering health, sanitation, and safety, or rules and regulations of the board and applicable laws, or a combination thereof prior to issuing a registration to the owner. The board is authorized and directed to issue a certificate of registration to each shop, salon, or school so registering and paying such fee, which certificate shall be displayed in a conspicuous place in the registered shop, salon, or school.
History. Ga. L. 1963, p. 45, § 15; Ga. L. 1979, p. 1327, § 11; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1057, § 9; Ga. L. 2000, p. 814, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19; Ga. L. 2006, p. 904, § 7/SB 145; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1287, § 2/HB 314.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, in the first sentence, substituted “shops, beauty salons, barber shops, schools” for “shops, salons, schools” near the beginning and “esthetics, schools of nail care, and schools of barbering” for “esthetics, and schools of nail care,” near the middle; deleted “beauty” preceding “shop” in the middle of the second sentence; and added the third sentence.
Editor’s notes.
For application of this statute in 2020 and 2021, see Executive Orders 04.20.20.01, 04.23.20.02, 05.12.20.02, 05.28.20.02, 06.11.20.01, 06.29.20.02, 07.15.20.01, 07.31.20.02, 08.15.20.01, 08.31.20.02, 09.15.20.01, 09.30.20.02, 10.15.20.01, 10.30.20.02, 11.13.20.01, 11.30.20.02, 12.08.20.01, 12.30.20.02, 01.15.21.01, 01.29.02, 02.15.21.01, 02.26.21.02, and 03.12.21.01.
A listing of Executive Orders issued in 2020 and 2021 can be found at https://gov.georgia.gov/executive-action/executive-orders.
Administrative rules and regulations.
School equipment — curriculum, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia State Board of Cosmetology, Chapter 130-3.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Chapter 10 - Barbers and Cosmetologists
§ 43-10-2. State Board of Cosmetology and Barbers; Members, Meetings, Officers, and Powers
§ 43-10-3. Reimbursement of Board Members
§ 43-10-5. Records of Board Generally
§ 43-10-7. Issuance of Certificates of Registration
§ 43-10-8. Certificate of Registration Required
§ 43-10-9. Application for Certificate of Registration
§ 43-10-11. Registration of Shops, Salons, and Schools
§ 43-10-13. Right to Set Course of Study for Students; Application for Examination; Apprenticeship
§ 43-10-16. Injunction Against Unlicensed or Unregistered Practice
§ 43-10-18. Home Beauty Shops, Beauty Salons, or Barber Shops
§ 43-10-18.2. Exemption From Licensing Requirement for Nursing Home Facility