240 CMR 3.01 - Licensure of Salons
(1) References in
240 CMR 3.00 to "salon" shall mean a "shop", as defined in M.G.L. c. 112,
§ 87T and referred to in M.G.L. c. 112, §§ 87T through
87KK.
(2)
Types of
Salon Licenses.
(a) The following
salon licenses are issued by the Board:
1.
Cosmetology Salon;
2. Manicuring
Salon; and
3. Aesthetics
Salon.
(b) A salon
license may be issued to an individual or a natural person who is an authorized
representative of a partnership, corporation or limited liability
corporation.
(3) No
person shall operate a cosmetology salon, manicuring salon or aesthetics salon
without first obtaining from the Board a license to operate such
salon.
(4) Every person
contemplating the opening of a cosmetology salon, manicuring salon or
aesthetics salon shall file the appropriate application for a salon license
with the Board, pay required fees, and arrange for the premises to be inspected
and approved by the Board. The Board will not issue a license for any premises
if required local permits and certificates have not been obtained or if the
Board's inspection reveals that the premises are in violation of 240 CMR
3.00.
(5) A salon license is valid
only for the location stated on the license and is not transferable or
assignable.
(a) Salon owners must submit an
application to the Board for a new license at least 30 days in advance of the
sale or change in ownership of a salon. The purchaser of a salon which has
previously been licensed by the Board must file a new application for salon
license with the Board, pay required fees, and have the premises inspected and
approved by the Board.
(b) A salon
owner seeking to change the location of a salon shall notify the Board in
writing at least 30 days before any such change in location. The owner of the
salon must file a new application for a salon license with the Board, pay
required fees and have the premises inspected and approved by the Board. Upon
approval of the new location by the Board, the license for the previous
location will be canceled and the Board will issue a new salon license for the
new location.
(6)
Original salon licenses must be displayed in a conspicuous place in the
salon.
(7) All cosmetologists,
instructors, manicurists, aestheticians, and demonstrators must conspicuously
post a copy of their current individual license at their place of employment,
and while working must have in their physical possession their original license
and a government-issued identification card with photograph.
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