Section 4-605 – Practice of Barbering or Providing Barber-Stylist Services Outside Barbershop or Beauty Salon
(a) Except as provided in §§ 4–301.1 and 4–301.2 of this title and subsection (b) of this section, a person may not practice barbering or provide barber–stylist services in any place other than: (1) a barbershop that holds a barbershop permit under this title; or (2) a beauty salon that holds a beauty salon permit under Title 5 […]
Section 4-607 – Penalties
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this title, the Board may impose on a person who violates any provision of this title a penalty not exceeding $1,000 for all violations cited on a single day. (b) In setting the amount of the penalty, the Board shall consider: (1) the seriousness of the violation; (2) the harm caused by the […]
Section 4-608 – Citations
(a) Following an inspection of a barbershop, if a Board inspector determines that a licensee or permit holder has violated this title or a regulation adopted by the Board, the inspector may issue a citation to the licensee or permit holder. (b) A citation issued by a Board inspector shall be in writing and shall state: (1) a […]
Section 4-701 – Short Title
This title may be cited as the “Maryland Barbers Act”.
Section 4-702 – Termination of Title
Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act, this title and all regulations adopted under this title shall terminate and be of no effect after July 1, 2024.
Section 4-508 – Integration With Other Businesses
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, a barbershop may not be integrated with any other business. (b) A person may conduct another business on the premises of a barbershop only if the business and barbershop are separated by a permanent wall or partition. (c) An individual licensed to practice cosmetology may practice cosmetology in a barbershop.
Section 4-509 – Supervision of Apprentice Barber
(a) The owner shall designate a master barber to supervise each apprentice barber who is learning to practice barbering or to provide barber–stylist services in the barbershop. (b) The owner or a designated master barber shall file monthly a report, on a form supplied by the Board, that: (1) states the progress of each apprentice barber employed by […]
Section 4-511 – Regulations for Barber Schools
(a) The Board may adopt regulations to ensure that each barber school approved by the State Board of Education or the Maryland Higher Education Commission is operated in a sanitary manner. (b) The regulations adopted under subsection (a) of this section shall provide for: (1) the reporting of violations of the regulations to the Department of Education or […]
Section 4-512 – Inspections
(a) (1) With the approval of the Secretary, the Board may appoint inspectors to conduct inspections. (2) An inspector serves at the pleasure of the Board. (3) Subject to the State budget, each inspector is entitled to: (i) reasonable compensation as determined by the Board for each day on which the inspector is engaged in the duties of the inspector’s […]
Section 4-513 – Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, Revocations, and Penalties
(a) (1) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 4-514 of this subtitle, the Board may deny a barbershop permit to any applicant, reprimand any permit holder, or suspend or revoke a barbershop permit: (i) for any applicable ground under § 4-314 of this title; (ii) if the applicant or holder fraudulently or deceptively obtains or attempts to obtain […]