A. The State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering shall not issue a license for a cosmetology or barber establishment until an inspection has been made of the salon and equipment, including the sanitary facilities thereof. Temporary approval pending inspection may be made upon sworn affidavit by the license applicant that all requirements have been met. No license shall be issued for a cosmetology or barber establishment to be operated in a private home or residence unless the salon is located in a room or rooms not used or occupied for residential purposes.

B. 1. Except as otherwise provided in the Oklahoma Cosmetology and Barbering Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to practice cosmetology or barbering in any place other than a licensed establishment or school licensed by the Board.

2. In an emergency such as illness, invalidism, or death, a licensed operator may perform cosmetology or barbering services for a person by appointment in a place other than a licensed cosmetology or barber establishment or cosmetology or barber school.

C. A person licensed as a cosmetologist may perform cosmetology services in a barber establishment. A person licensed as a barber may perform barbering services in a cosmetology establishment. Any salon which provides both cosmetology and barbering services must obtain a license from the Board.

Added by Laws 1949, p. 395, § 9, emerg. eff. June 6, 1949. Amended by Laws 1951, p. 164, § 5, emerg. eff. May 26, 1951; Laws 1983, c. 259, § 1, emerg. eff. June 23, 1983; Laws 1994, c. 135, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1994; Laws 2000, c. 355, § 10, eff. July 1, 2000; Laws 2013, c. 229, § 93, eff. Nov. 1, 2013; Laws 2014, c. 260, § 7, eff. Nov. 1, 2014.