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AK Stat § 08.13.030 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers|Article 1. Board of Barbers and Hairdressers.|Sec. 08.13.030. Powers and duties of the board.

(a) The board shall exercise general control over the vocations of barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, body piercing, tattooing, and permanent cosmetic coloring. (b) The board shall (1) examine applicants and approve the issuance of licenses and permits to practice; (2) authorize the issuance of licenses for schools of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, and esthetics; (3) develop written instructions and notices that tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, and body piercing shop owners and practitioners are required to give or display under AS 08.13.215; (4) enforce the provisions of this chapter, regulations adopted under this chapter, and regulations relating to barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, and esthetics adopted under AS 44.46.020(a)(5)(C). (c) The board may (1) suspend or revoke a license or permit; (2) on its own motion or upon receipt of a written complaint, conduct hearings and request the (A) Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to investigate the practices of a person, shop, or school involved in the practice or teaching of barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, or esthetics; or (B) Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development or the Department of Environmental Conservation to investigate the practices of a person, shop, or school involved in the practice or teaching of body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring; (3) adopt regulations or do any act necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
AK Stat § 08.13.040 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers|Article 1. Board of Barbers and Hairdressers.|Sec. 08.13.040. Meetings and examinations.

(a) The board shall meet as often as necessary to conduct its business. It shall conduct separate examinations covering the following fields of practice: barbering, hairdressing, advanced manicuring, and esthetics. Examinations shall be given at least twice in every year for each of these fields of practice for which applications for licensure or endorsements are pending. An applicant may take an examination in more than one field during the same testing session. The board may not require an applicant for licensure as a manicurist to take or pass an examination conducted by the board for the field of manicuring; however, nothing in this sentence prohibits the board from requiring a licensed manicurist to pass an examination to obtain an optional endorsement as an advanced manicurist under AS 08.13.080(f). (b) The board may not require a person applying for a limited license to practice non-chemical barbering under AS 08.13.100(f) to take an examination that tests the person's knowledge of chemical processes, including permanent waving, bleaching, coloring, or chemical straightening.
AK Stat § 08.13.050 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers|Article 1. Board of Barbers and Hairdressers.|Sec. 08.13.050. Records of the board.

The Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development shall keep a record of the board's proceedings related to the issuance, refusal, suspension, and revocation of each license and permit. The record shall contain the name of the person to whom a license or permit is issued, the person's place of business, the date of issuance for each license and permit, and whether it is currently valid. The record shall be open to inspection by the public at all reasonable times.
AK Stat § 08.13.070 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers|Article 2. Examination and Licensing.|Sec. 08.13.070. License required.

A person may not (1) practice barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring without a license, temporary permit, temporary license, or student permit unless exempted under AS 08.13.160(d); (2) practice barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring except in a shop or school licensed under this chapter unless exempted under AS 08.13.160(d) or permitted under AS 08.13.160(e); (3) open or conduct a school of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics without a license; (4) teach in a school of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics, or supervise an apprentice in barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics without an instructor's license; (5) operate a shop in violation of AS 08.13.120; (6) permit an employee or other person being supervised who is not exempted under AS 08.13.160(d) to practice barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring without a license, temporary permit, temporary license, or student permit; (7) permit the use of the person's license, temporary permit, temporary license, or student permit by another person; (8) obtain or attempt to obtain a license, temporary permit, temporary license, or student permit by fraudulent means.
AK Stat § 08.13.082 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers|Article 2. Examination and Licensing.|Sec. 08.13.082. Apprenticeship.

(a) The period of apprenticeship required to qualify an applicant for a license to practice barbering is 2,000 hours. The apprenticeship must be served in a shop approved by the board. The apprenticeship may not be completed in less than 12 months from the date of its commencement and must be completed in not more than two years from the date of its commencement. The board may set by regulation a period of apprenticeship of less than 2,000 hours for an applicant for a license to practice non-chemical barbering. The board may not require an applicant for a license to practice non-chemical barbering under AS 08.13.100(f) to perform apprenticeship hours or practical operations relating to chemical processes, including permanent waving, bleaching, coloring, or chemical straightening. (b) The period of apprenticeship required to qualify an applicant for a license to practice hairdressing is 2,000 hours. The apprenticeship must be served in a shop approved by the board. The apprenticeship may not be completed in less than one year from the date of its commencement and must be completed in not more than two years from the date of its commencement. (c) The period of apprenticeship required to qualify an applicant for a license to practice esthetics is 350 hours. The apprenticeship must be served in a shop approved by the board. The apprenticeship may not be completed in less than six months from the date of its commencement and must be completed in not more than one year from the date of its commencement. (d) The number of hours of training required to qualify an applicant for a license to practice tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing shall be set by the board in regulations. The trainee must be at least 18 years of age when the training commences. The training required under this subsection (1) may only be received (A) in a licensed shop in this state under a person who has a practitioner's license under this chapter in the field in which the trainee seeks training; or (B) outside the state from a person approved by the board at a site approved by the board; (2) must include at least 12 hours of training in safety, sanitation, sterilization, aseptic, and other practices necessary to prevent transmission of diseases and infection; (3) shall be completed in not more than 12 months from the date of its commencement; and (4) shall be documented by certification from the trainer that the training was successfully completed by the trainee. (e) [Repealed, § 12, ch. 12, SLA 2017.]
AK Stat § 08.13.090 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers|Article 2. Examination and Licensing.|Sec. 08.13.090. Examinations and other requirements.

(a) A written examination shall be given to each applicant for examination at a time and place determined by the board. The board may delegate the power of examination to a committee of the board or a board member. (b) The written examination must cover subjects designated by the board and must test the applicant's knowledge of sanitary practices, safety of all procedures, and use of instruments, equipment, and chemicals permitted within the field of practice for which the applicant is seeking a license. (c) The board may by regulation establish requirements for a practical examination for licensure.
AK Stat § 08.13.100 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers|Article 2. Examination and Licensing.|Sec. 08.13.100. License.

(a) The board shall authorize the issuance of a license for the practice of barbering, hairdressing, or esthetics to each qualified applicant who has passed an examination under AS 08.13.090 and meets other applicable requirements under this chapter. The board shall authorize the issuance of a license for the practice of tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing to each applicant who has satisfied the requirements of AS 08.13.080(d). The board shall authorize the issuance of a license to practice manicuring to each applicant who has satisfied the requirements of AS 08.13.080(e). The board shall authorize the issuance of an endorsement to a license to practice manicuring or hairdressing indicating that the person is an advanced manicurist to each applicant who has satisfied the requirements of AS 08.13.080(f). The board shall authorize the issuance of a license for the practice of hair braiding to each applicant who has satisfied the requirements of AS 08.13.080(g). (b) A practitioner license must state the areas of practice (barbering, non-chemical barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing) that the practitioner is qualified to perform. (c) The board may by regulation create areas of limited professional licensing in the field of esthetics. Any limitation must be stated on the license. (d) A person who holds a current valid license from a board of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics in another state or who is licensed by another state to practice hair braiding, tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing is entitled to a license or endorsement under this chapter without examination or a new period of training in this state. An application must include (1) proof of a valid license issued by another licensing jurisdiction; and (2) proof of completed training, testing, and working experience that the board finds to meet the minimum requirements of this state. (e) A person licensed as an instructor is considered to be licensed as a practitioner and is subject to the same requirements that a practitioner is subject to, in the same area for which the person is licensed as an instructor, except that, for purposes of setting fees under AS 08.01.065, the department shall consider instructors to be an occupation separate from practitioners. An instructor license shall state the areas of practice (barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics) in which the licensee is qualified to instruct and practice. (f) The board shall by regulation create an area of limited professional licensing in the field of barbering for non-chemical barbering that allows a person to practice barbering without the use of chemicals and chemical processes. The limitation must be stated on the license.
AK Stat § 08.13.110 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers|Article 2. Examination and Licensing.|Sec. 08.13.110. School license.

(a) The board shall adopt regulations for the licensing of schools of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, and esthetics. The regulations must include details of the curriculum, minimum hours of instruction, physical condition of the facilities, and financial responsibility of the owner. The curriculum required for a school of hairdressing must include the curriculum required for a school of manicuring. (b) [Repealed, § 12 ch 27 SLA 2015.]  (c) [Repealed, § 12 ch 27 SLA 2015.]  (d) The board shall issue a license to a school of manicuring if the school offers a curriculum of 12 hours of instruction or training approved by the board that addresses health, safety, and hygiene concerns of manicuring customers and practitioners that are relevant to the practice of manicuring. A school of manicuring may offer instruction in addition to the 12 hours required for a license, but the board may not issue a license to a school of manicuring if the school requires its students to complete more than 12 hours of the required instruction or training in health, safety, and hygiene concerns before the school will certify that the student has completed the school's manicuring course for purposes of AS 08.13.080(e). (e) A school of manicuring may seek approval from the board for a curriculum designed to qualify students for an advanced manicurist endorsement. The board shall establish the curriculum requirements applicable under this subsection through its authority under (a) of this section.
AK Stat § 08.13.120 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers|Article 2. Examination and Licensing.|Sec. 08.13.120. Shop license.

(a) The board shall adopt regulations for the licensing of shops. The regulations must require that a shop for tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing be inspected and certified by the Department of Environmental Conservation as being in compliance with the regulations adopted under AS 44.46.020 before a shop license may be issued under this subsection. A shop owner shall be licensed to operate a shop without examination, but, unless the shop owner is a practitioner, the shop owner may not conduct business without employing a manager who is a practitioner. This subsection does not apply to a shop for the practice of barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, or esthetics located in a community having a population of less than 1,000 people that is not within 25 miles of a community of more than 1,000 people. (b) The regulations adopted under (a) of this section must include provisions under which the board may issue a temporary shop license to a person who has a license or temporary permit under this chapter to practice tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing. The temporary shop license authorized under this subsection may only be issued to cover a site where the practitioner intends to hold a workshop or to demonstrate techniques as part of a convention or other special event, as defined by the board, that includes other practitioners of tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing. Each practitioner of tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing who holds a workshop or demonstrates techniques at a convention or special event shall have a separate temporary shop license and a license or temporary permit under this chapter to practice tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing. The board shall issue a temporary shop license upon receipt of an application from a practitioner demonstrating compliance with the regulations adopted under this section and payment of the appropriate fee; however, the temporary shop license may be summarily revoked, without refunding of the fee, if the Department of Environmental Conservation determines after an inspection that the cleanliness or sanitation conditions at the site covered by the temporary license pose a clear and immediate danger to the public health or safety. A licensee may appeal a summary revocation under this subsection to the superior court.
AK Stat § 08.13.130 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers|Article 2. Examination and Licensing.|Sec. 08.13.130. Display of license or permit.

(a) A practitioner shall display the practitioner's license in a conspicuous location in the practitioner's place of business. Each shop owner is responsible for the conspicuous display of the shop's license and the licenses of employees and individuals renting booths in the shop. A person holding a student permit, temporary license, or temporary permit shall display the permit or license in a conspicuous location in the school in which the person is enrolled or the shop in which the person works. The school or shop owner is responsible for the display of a permit or license for each enrolled student, apprentice, or temporary license holder. (b) A license issued to a manicurist by the department must state that the manicurist has successfully completed a course of instruction or training in health, safety, and hygiene concerns related to the practice of manicuring.
AK Stat § 08.13.140 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers|Article 2. Examination and Licensing.|Sec. 08.13.140. Lapsed license.

A lapsed license may be reinstated if the license has not been lapsed for a period of more than three years, or otherwise at the discretion of the board, and all renewal and delinquent fees for the period during which the license has been lapsed are paid.
AK Stat § 08.13.150 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers|Article 2. Examination and Licensing.|Sec. 08.13.150. Disciplinary sanctions and grounds for refusal of a license or permit.

The board may, in addition to the actions authorized under AS 08.01.075, refuse, suspend, or revoke a license, student permit, temporary license, or temporary permit for failure to comply with this chapter, with a regulation adopted under this chapter, with a regulation adopted by the Department of Environmental Conservation under AS 44.46.020, or with an order of the board.
AK Stat § 08.13.160 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers|Article 2. Examination and Licensing.|Sec. 08.13.160. Application of license requirements.

(a) A person holding a valid license to practice barbering under former AS 08.12 is licensed under this chapter and may continue to practice barbering under the conditions imposed by former AS 08.12 and the regulations adopted under former AS 08.12 until the license expires. (b) A person holding a valid license under former AS 08.28 may continue to practice under the conditions imposed under former AS 08.28 and the regulations adopted under former AS 08.28 until the license expires. (c) A person holding a valid license issued under former AS 08.12 or former AS 08.28 shall be entitled upon its expiration to a license to practice under this chapter in the field of practice for which the person was originally licensed, without meeting requirements for new licensure. (d) The licensing and permit provisions of this chapter do not apply to (1) a person practicing barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, or esthetics in a community having a population of less than 1,000 people that is not within 25 miles of a community of more than 1,000 people and who does not use chemicals or uses only chemicals available to the general public; (2) a licensed health care professional; (3) a person licensed by another licensing jurisdiction in a field of practice licensed by this chapter while demonstrating techniques or products to persons holding licenses or permits under this chapter; (4) a person practicing tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing solely on the person's own body; (5) the practice of manicuring by a student as part of instruction in a 12-hour course approved under AS 08.13.110(d). (e) The board shall adopt regulations to permit a person licensed under this chapter to practice barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, or esthetics outside a licensed shop or school for limited purposes including (1) care of clients confined to an institution or health care facility; (2) care of clients with limited mobility; (3) participation in charitable events; and (4) participation in workshops or demonstrations of techniques or products. (f) A person licensed under this chapter to practice hairdressing is considered to be licensed to practice manicuring, hair braiding, and limited esthetics under the same license.
AK Stat § 08.13.170 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers|Article 2. Examination and Licensing.|Sec. 08.13.170. Temporary permits.

The department shall issue a temporary permit to an applicant for licensing who holds a license to practice barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing in another state. The permit is valid until the board either issues a permanent license or rejects the application. The board shall act on an application within six months.
AK Stat § 08.13.175 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers|Article 2. Examination and Licensing.|Sec. 08.13.175. Temporary license.

A person who meets the requirements of AS 08.13.080(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), or (6) is entitled to be temporarily licensed after applying for examination under this chapter if the applicant works under the direct supervision, and within the physical presence, of a person who is licensed in the area of practice for which the applicant has applied for examination. A temporary license issued under this section is valid for 120 days and is nonrenewable. A person may not receive more than one temporary license for each area of practice licensed under this chapter. An application for a temporary license must be signed by the supervising licensee and accompanied by the temporary license fee required under AS 08.13.185.
AK Stat § 08.13.180 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers|Article 2. Examination and Licensing.|Sec. 08.13.180. Student permits.

A person attending a licensed school of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, or esthetics and a person apprenticed to a licensed instructor in a shop approved by the board or receiving training from a practitioner of tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing shall obtain a student permit. A student permit to practice barbering or hairdressing is valid for two years. A student permit to practice esthetics, tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, or body piercing is valid for one year. A student permit may not be renewed, but, upon application, the board may issue a new permit to the same person or extend an expired permit to the date of the next scheduled examination. Credit earned under an expired student permit may be transferred to a new permit as determined by the board.
AK Stat § 08.13.183 (2021)
2021 Alaska Statutes|Title 8. Business and Professions|Chapter 13. Barbers and Hairdressers|Article 2. Examination and Licensing.|Sec. 08.13.183. Use of title; unlicensed use prohibited.

(a) A person licensed to practice manicuring in the state may use the title “licensed nail technician.” (b) A person who uses the title “licensed nail technician” who is not licensed to practice manicuring under this chapter is guilty of a violation.