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MN Stat § 155A.28 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 155A — Cosmetology|Section 155A.28 — Hair Braiding.

155A.28 HAIR BRAIDING. Subdivision 1.  MS 2018 [Repealed, 1Sp2019 c 10 art 2 s 27] Subd. 2. Definition. "Hair braiding" means a natural form of hair manipulation that results in tension on hair strands by beading, braiding, cornrowing, extending, lacing, locking, sewing, twisting, weaving, or wrapping human hair, natural fibers, synthetic fibers, and hair extensions into a variety of shapes, patterns, and textures predominantly by hand and by only using simple braiding devices, and maintenance thereof. Hair braiding includes what is commonly known as "African-style hair braiding" or "natural hair care" but is not limited to any particular cultural, ethnic, racial, or religious forms of hair styles. Hair braiding includes the making of customized wigs from natural hair, natural fibers, synthetic fibers, and hair extensions. Hair braiding includes the use of topical agents such as conditioners, gels, moisturizers, oils, pomades, and shampoos. Hair braiding does not involve the use of penetrating chemical hair treatments, chemical hair coloring agents, chemical hair straightening agents, chemical hair joining agents, permanent wave styles, or chemical hair bleaching agents applied to growing human hair. For purposes of this section, "simple hair braiding devices" means clips, combs, curlers, curling irons, hairpins, rollers, scissors, needles, thread, and hair binders including adhesives, if necessary, that are required solely for hair braiding. Subd. 3.  MS 2018 [Repealed, 1Sp2019 c 10 art 2 s 27] Subd. 4.  MS 2018 [Repealed, 1Sp2019 c 10 art 2 s 27] Subd. 5. Hair braiders exempt.  The practice of hair braiding is exempt from the requirements of this chapter. History:  2007 c 135 art 3 s 3; 2009 c 78 art 6 s 26; 2015 c 77 art 2 s 87; 1Sp2019 c 10 art 2 s 15
MN Stat § 155A.29 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 155A — Cosmetology|Section 155A.29 — Salons.

155A.29 SALONS. Subdivision 1. Licensing. A person must not offer cosmetology services for compensation unless the services are provided by a licensee in a licensed salon or as otherwise provided in this section. Each salon must be licensed as a cosmetology salon, a nail salon, esthetician salon, advanced practice esthetician salon, or eyelash extension salon. A salon may hold more than one type of salon license. Subd. 2. Requirements. The conditions and process by which a salon is licensed shall be established by the board by rule. In addition to those requirements, no license shall be issued unless the board first determines that the conditions in clauses (1) to (5) have been satisfied: (1) compliance with all local and state laws, particularly relating to matters of infection control, health, and safety; (2) the employment of a manager, as defined in section 155A.23, subdivision 8; (3) if applicable, evidence of compliance with workers' compensation section 176.182; and (4) evidence of continued professional liability insurance coverage of at least $25,000 for each claim and $50,000 total coverage for each policy year for each operator. Subd. 2a. Requirements for mobile salon. In addition to complying with the requirements for a salon in subdivision 2, the holder of a salon license for a mobile salon must: (1) maintain a permanent business address; and (2) notify the board of the locations and schedule of operation of a mobile salon. Subd. 3. Infection control standards. Minimum infection control standards for the operation of a salon shall be established by rule. The salon may be inspected as often as the board considers necessary to affirm compliance. Subd. 3a. Residential salons. A salon shall not be located in a room used for residential purposes. If a salon is in the residence of a person practicing cosmetology, the rooms used for the practice of cosmetology shall be completely partitioned off from the living quarters. Subd. 4. Renewal. Licenses shall be renewed every three years by a process established by rule. Subd. 5. Fees. The licensing and inspection fees are as specified in section 155A.25. Subd. 6. Threading exemption. The facility in which a person provides threading and no other services requiring licensure by this chapter is exempt from the requirement for a salon license under this section. Subd. 7. Hairstyling and makeup exemption. The facility in which all persons provide hairstyling and makeup services exempted under section 155A.27, subdivision 9, paragraph (c), and no other services requiring licensure by this chapter, is exempt from the requirement for a salon license under this section. History:  1981 c 357 s 38; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1983 c 293 s 65; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92; 1985 c 247 s 19; 1993 c 204 s 16,17; 1996 c 439 art 1 s 13; 2004 c 269 art 3 s 34-36; 2005 c 27 s 6,9; 2009 c 78 art 6 s 26; 2013 c 85 art 5 s 29,49; 2014 c 162 s 7-9; 2014 c 169 s 3; 2015 c 77 art 2 s 46-48,87; 2016 c 127 s 7; 2020 c 106 s 4
MN Stat § 155A.31 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 155A — Cosmetology|Section 155A.31 — Inspections.

155A.31 INSPECTIONS. The board is responsible for inspecting salons and schools licensed pursuant to sections 155A.21 to 155A.36 to assure compliance with the requirements of sections 155A.21 to 155A.36. The board shall direct board resources first to the inspection of those licensees who fail to meet the requirements of law, have indicated that they present a greater risk to the public, or have otherwise, in the opinion of the board, demonstrated that they require a greater degree of regulatory attention. History:  1993 c 204 s 22; 1996 c 439 art 1 s 15; 2004 c 269 art 3 s 38; 2005 c 27 s 9; 2009 c 78 art 6 s 26
MN Stat § 155A.32 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 155A — Cosmetology|Section 155A.32 — Display Of License.

155A.32 DISPLAY OF LICENSE. Every holder of a license granted by the board shall display it in a conspicuous place in the place of business. History:  1981 c 357 s 40; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92; 1993 c 204 s 23; 2004 c 269 art 3 s 39; 2005 c 27 s 9; 2009 c 78 art 6 s 26; 2014 c 162 s 12
MN Stat § 155A.34 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 155A — Cosmetology|Section 155A.34 — Services Excepted; Emergency.

155A.34 SERVICES EXCEPTED; EMERGENCY. Nothing in sections 155A.21 to 155A.36 prohibits services in cases of emergency where compensation or other reward is not received, nor in domestic service, nor in the practice of medicine, surgery, dentistry, podiatry, osteopathic medicine, chiropractic, or barbering. This section shall not be construed to authorize any of the persons so exempted to wave the hair, or to color, tint, or bleach the hair, in any manner. History:  1981 c 357 s 44; 1993 c 204 s 25; 2004 c 269 art 3 s 41; 2005 c 27 s 9; 2009 c 78 art 6 s 26; 2016 c 119 s 7
MN Stat § 155A.35 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 155A — Cosmetology|Section 155A.35 — Appointment Of Agent For Service Of Process.

155A.35 APPOINTMENT OF AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS. Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation, not a resident of Minnesota, who engages in Minnesota in the practices regulated in sections 155A.21 to 155A.36 shall file with the board the name and address of a duly authorized agent for service of legal process, which agent for service shall be a resident of the state of Minnesota. History:  1981 c 357 s 45; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92; 1993 c 204 s 26; 2004 c 269 art 3 s 42; 2005 c 27 s 9; 2009 c 78 art 6 s 26
MN Stat § 155A.355 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 155A — Cosmetology|Section 155A.355 — Prohibited Uses.

155A.355 PROHIBITED USES. Subdivision 1. Single-use equipment and materials. Single-use equipment, implements, or materials that are made or constructed of paper, wood, or other porous materials must only be used for one application or client service. Presence of used articles in the work area is prima facie evidence of reuse. Failure to dispose of the materials in this subdivision is punishable by penalty under section 155A.25, subdivision 1a, paragraph (c), clause (7). Subd. 2. Skin-cutting equipment. Razor-type callus shavers, rasps, or graters designed and intended to cut growths of skin such as corns and calluses, including but not limited to credo blades, are prohibited. Presence of these articles in the work area is prima facie evidence of use and is punishable by penalty in section 155A.25, subdivision 1a, paragraph (c), clause (8). Subd. 3. Substances. Licensees must not use any of the following substances or products in performing cosmetology services: (1) methyl methacrylate liquid monomers, also known as MMA; and (2) fumigants, including but not limited to formalin tablets or formalin liquids. History:  2013 c 85 art 5 s 31; 2016 c 158 art 1 s 72,73
MN Stat § 155A.36 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 155A — Cosmetology|Section 155A.36 — Violations; Penalties.

155A.36 VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES. Any person who violates any of the provisions of sections 155A.21 to 155A.36 is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:  1981 c 357 s 46; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1993 c 204 s 27; 2004 c 269 art 3 s 43; 2005 c 10 art 3 s 9; 2005 c 27 s 9; 2009 c 78 art 6 s 26
MN Stat § 156.001 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 156 — Veterinarians|Section 156.001 — Definitions.

156.001 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Terms. Except where the context otherwise indicates, for the purposes of this chapter, and acts amendatory thereof, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine. "Accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine" means a veterinary college or division of a university or college that offers the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine or its equivalent and that conforms to the standards required for accreditation or approval by the American Veterinary Medical Association Council on Education. Subd. 3. Animal. "Animal" does not include poultry. Subd. 4. Board. "Board" means the state Board of Veterinary Medicine. Subd. 5. Compensation. "Compensation" includes but is not limited to all fees, monetary rewards, discounts, and emoluments received directly or indirectly. Subd. 6. Educational commission for foreign veterinary graduates certificate; ECFVG certificate. "Educational commission for foreign veterinary graduates certificate" or "ECFVG certificate" means a certificate issued by the American Veterinary Medical Association Education Commission for Foreign Veterinary Graduates, indicating that the holder has demonstrated knowledge and skill equivalent to that possessed by a graduate of an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine. Subd. 6a. Firm. "Firm" includes a corporation, limited liability company, and limited liability partnership, wherever incorporated, organized, or registered. Subd. 7. Foreign college of veterinary medicine. "Foreign college of veterinary medicine" means a college of veterinary medicine other than an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine. Subd. 8. Licensee. "Licensee" means a person licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the state of Minnesota. Subd. 9. Operation. "Operation" includes but is not limited to any act of cutting, scraping, or disturbing the intact body surface in any way, and any surgical or dental procedure, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. Subd. 10. Practice of veterinary medicine. "Practice of veterinary medicine" has the meaning given by section 156.12. Subd. 10a. Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence; PAVE certificate. A "Program for the Assessment of Veterinary Education Equivalence" or "PAVE" certificate is issued by the American Association of Veterinary State Boards, indicating that the holder has demonstrated knowledge and skill equivalent to that possessed by a graduate of an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine. Subd. 11. Veterinary medicine. "Veterinary medicine" includes veterinary surgery, obstetrics, pathology, radiology, dentistry, ophthalmology, cardiology, dermatology, laboratory animal medicine, and all other branches or specialties of veterinary medicine. History:  1965 c 204 s 1; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1976 c 285 s 1; 1985 c 228 s 1; 1996 c 415 s 2,3; 1999 c 231 s 151-153; 2008 c 297 art 1 s 32
MN Stat § 156.015 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 156 — Veterinarians|Section 156.015 — Fees.

156.015 FEES. Subdivision 1. Verification of licensure. The board may charge a fee of $25 per license verification to a licensee for verification of licensure status provided to other veterinary licensing boards. Subd. 2. Continuing education review. The board may charge a fee of $50 per submission to a sponsor for review and approval of individual continuing education seminars, courses, wet labs, and lectures. This fee does not apply to continuing education sponsors that already meet the criteria for preapproval under Minnesota Rules, part 9100.1000, subpart 3, item A. History:   2007 c 147 art 16 s 14
MN Stat § 156.02 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 156 — Veterinarians|Section 156.02 — Applicants For License; Qualifications.

156.02 APPLICANTS FOR LICENSE; QUALIFICATIONS. Subdivision 1. License application. Application for a license to practice veterinary medicine in this state shall be made in writing to the Board of Veterinary Medicine upon a form furnished by the board, accompanied by satisfactory evidence that the applicant is at least 18 years of age, is of good moral character, and has one of the following: (1) a diploma conferring the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine, or an equivalent degree, from an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine; (2) an ECFVG or PAVE certificate; or (3) a certificate from the dean of an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine stating that the applicant is a student in good standing expecting to be graduated at the completion of the current academic year of the college in which the applicant is enrolled. The application shall contain the information and material required by subdivision 2 and any other information that the board may, in its sound judgment, require. The application shall be filed with the board at least 60 days before the date of the examination. If the board deems it advisable, it may require that such application be verified by the oath of the applicant. Subd. 2. Required with application. Every application shall contain the following information and material: (1) the application fee set by the board in the form of a check or money order payable to the board, which fee is not returnable in the event permission to take the examination is denied for good cause; (2) a copy of a diploma from an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine or a certificate from the dean or secretary of an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine showing the time spent in the school and the date when the applicant was duly and regularly graduated or will duly and regularly graduate or verification of ECFVG or PAVE certification; (3) affidavits of at least two veterinarians and three adults who are not related to the applicant setting forth how long a time, when, and under what circumstances they have known the applicant, and any other facts as may be proper to enable the board to determine the qualifications of the applicant; and (4) if the applicant has served in the armed forces, a copy of discharge papers. Subd. 3. Examination of certain individuals. The board may, on an individual basis, permit individuals not qualified for a Minnesota license by reason of graduation from a nonaccredited or approved college of veterinary medicine to take the national examinations in veterinary medicine when necessary as a prerequisite to obtaining the ECFVG certification. History:  (5851-2) 1937 c 119 s 2; 1965 c 204 s 3; 1973 c 725 s 22; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1976 c 222 s 125; 1976 c 285 s 2,3; 1985 c 228 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1989 c 314 s 3; 1996 c 415 s 8; 1999 c 231 s 155,156; 2008 c 297 art 1 s 33,34
MN Stat § 156.03 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 156 — Veterinarians|Section 156.03 — Examination; Payment.

156.03 EXAMINATION; PAYMENT. Upon filing the application and any other papers, affidavits, or proof that the Board of Veterinary Medicine may require, together with the payment of the application fee and appropriate examination fee as set by the board, the board shall issue to the applicant a permit to take the national examination in veterinary medicine and the Minnesota Veterinary Jurisprudence Examination. All applicants must be evaluated using an examination prescribed by the board. A passing score for the national examination must be the criterion referenced passing score as determined by the National Board Examination Committee. History:  (5851-3) 1937 c 119 s 3; 1965 c 204 s 4; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1976 c 222 s 126; 1976 c 285 s 4; 1999 c 231 s 157
MN Stat § 156.04 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 156 — Veterinarians|Section 156.04 — Board To Issue License.

156.04 BOARD TO ISSUE LICENSE. The Board of Veterinary Medicine shall issue to every applicant who has successfully passed the required examination, who has received a diploma conferring the degree of doctor of veterinary medicine or an equivalent degree from an accredited or approved college of veterinary medicine or an ECFVG or PAVE certificate, and who shall have been adjudged to be duly qualified to practice veterinary medicine, a license to practice. History:  (5851-4) 1937 c 119 s 4; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1976 c 285 s 5; 1996 c 415 s 9; 2008 c 297 art 1 s 35
MN Stat § 156.05 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 156 — Veterinarians|Section 156.05 — License.

156.05 LICENSE. The license shall be subscribed by the president and secretary of the Board of Veterinary Medicine and have affixed to it by the director the seal of the board. History:  (5851-5) 1937 c 119 s 5; 1965 c 204 s 5; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1985 c 247 s 25; 1996 c 415 s 10
MN Stat § 156.06 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 156 — Veterinarians|Section 156.06 — License Recorded.

156.06 LICENSE RECORDED. The license, before issued, shall be recorded in a book or computer database to be kept in the office which the Board of Veterinary Medicine shall establish for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter. These records shall be available for public inspection with proper restrictions as to their preservation as provided in section 13.41. History:  (5851-6) 1937 c 119 s 6; 1965 c 204 s 6; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1996 c 415 s 11
MN Stat § 156.07 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 156 — Veterinarians|Section 156.07 — License Renewal.

156.07 LICENSE RENEWAL. Persons licensed under this chapter shall conspicuously display their license in their principal place of business. Persons now qualified to practice veterinary medicine in this state, or who shall hereafter be licensed by the Board of Veterinary Medicine to engage in the practice, shall periodically renew their license in a manner prescribed by the board. The board shall establish license renewal fees and continuing education requirements. The board may establish, by rule, an inactive license category, at a lower fee, for licensees not actively engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine within the state of Minnesota. The board may assess a charge for delinquent payment of a renewal fee. Any person who is licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state pursuant to this chapter, shall be entitled to receive a license to continue to practice upon making application to the board and complying with the terms of this section and rules of the board. History:  (5851-7) 1937 c 119 s 7; 1963 c 578 s 1; 1965 c 204 s 7; 1975 c 271 s 6; 1976 c 222 s 127; 1976 c 285 s 6; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 415 s 12
MN Stat § 156.071 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 156 — Veterinarians|Section 156.071 — Reinstatement Of Expired License.

156.071 REINSTATEMENT OF EXPIRED LICENSE. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an expired license, which is suspended by the board pursuant to section 156.07, may be reinstated at any time within five years after its suspension on filing an application with the board and by payment of the renewal fee in effect on the last preceding regular renewal date, plus all back fees, late fees, and reinstatement fees. In addition, satisfactory evidence of meeting yearly continuing education requirements must be furnished to the board. A person who fails to renew a license within five years after its suspension may not renew it, and it shall not be restored, reissued, or reinstated thereafter, but such person may apply for and obtain a new license on complying with the following conditions: (1) the person is of good moral character; (2) no fact, circumstance, or condition exists which, if the license were issued, would justify its revocation or suspension; (3) the person takes and passes the examinations, if any, which would be required if the person were then applying for a license for the first time, or otherwise establishes to the satisfaction of the board that, with due regard for the public interest the person is qualified to practice veterinary medicine; and (4) the person pays all of the fees that would be required if the person were then applying for the license for the first time. History:  1965 c 204 s 8; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 415 s 13
MN Stat § 156.073 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 156 — Veterinarians|Section 156.073 — Temporary Permit.

156.073 TEMPORARY PERMIT. The board may issue without examination a temporary permit to practice veterinary medicine in this state to a person who has submitted an application approved by the board for license pending examination, and holds a doctor of veterinary medicine degree or an equivalent degree from an approved or accredited college of veterinary medicine or an ECFVG or PAVE certification. The temporary permit shall expire the day after publication of the notice of results of the first examination given after the permit is issued. No temporary permit may be issued to any applicant who has previously failed the national examination and is currently not licensed in any licensing jurisdiction of the United States or Canada or to any person whose license has been revoked or suspended or who is currently subject to a disciplinary order in any licensing jurisdiction of the United States or Canada. History:  1965 c 204 s 9; 1976 c 222 s 128,129; 1976 c 285 s 7-9; 1986 c 444; 1996 c 415 s 14; 1999 c 231 s 158,206; 2008 c 297 art 1 s 37
MN Stat § 156.074 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 144 - 159 — Health|Chapter 156 — Veterinarians|Section 156.074 — Temporary License.

156.074 TEMPORARY LICENSE. A graduate of a nonaccredited or approved college of veterinary medicine, who has satisfactorily completed the fourth year of clinical study at an approved or accredited college of veterinary medicine and has successfully passed the national examination in veterinary medicine and the Minnesota Veterinary Jurisprudence Examination, and is enrolled in the ECFVG program, may be granted a temporary license. The holder of a temporary license issued under these provisions must practice under the supervision of a Minnesota licensed veterinarian. The temporary license is valid until the candidate obtains ECFVG certification or for a maximum of two years from the date of issue. History:   1999 c 231 s 159