Any person possessed of the following qualifications shall, upon payment of the required fee, receive a certificate of registration as a registered barber:
Is at least eighteen (18) years old;
Is of good moral character and temperate habits; and
Either has a license or certificate of registration as a practicing barber in another state or country that has substantially the same requirements for licensing or registration of barbers as are contained in this chapter, or can prove by sworn affidavits that he has lawfully practiced as a barber in another state or country for at least five (5) years immediately before making application in this state, or can show to the satisfaction of the board that he had held a rating in a branch of the military service for two (2) or more years that required him to perform the duties of a barber. The issuance of a certificate of registration by reciprocity to a military-trained applicant or military spouse shall be subject to the provisions of Section 73-50-1.
In addition to the above, the board may require the applicant to successfully demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the Barber Law of the State of Mississippi, as well as sufficient practical skill by requiring the applicant to take a practical examination approved by the board.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 73 - Professions and Vocations
§ 73-5-1. Board of barber examiners
§ 73-5-3. Officers and employees; compensation; common seal; records; quorum
§ 73-5-7. Rules; inspection; records
§ 73-5-8. Qualifications for certificate of registration as barber instructor
§ 73-5-12. Eligibility of cosmetologists to take barber examination
§ 73-5-15. Application for examination
§ 73-5-19. Issuance of certificate
§ 73-5-21. Persons having practiced barbering in another state or country or in military service
§ 73-5-31. Licensing of nonresidents; additional fee
§ 73-5-35. Barber school licenses; fees
§ 73-5-39. What constitutes practice of barbering