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Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-26-301 — 17-26-324) › Section 17-26-314 - Specificity of permit or license

Every permit or license issued by the Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee shall specify the occupation or occupations that the permit and license entitle the holder to practice.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 6, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-843; Acts 2007, No. 223, § 24.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-26-301 — 17-26-324) › Section 17-26-315 - Reciprocity

Upon application to the Department of Health in the form provided for the particular class of license applied for, accompanied by the required fee, a person licensed as a cosmetologist, electrologist, manicurist, aesthetician, or instructor under the laws of another state shall be granted a license to practice the occupation or occupations in this state not of greater scope than the occupation or occupations for which the applicant was previously licensed in the other state, upon the following conditions:
(1)
That the applicant for a license as a cosmetologist, manicurist, or aesthetician is not less than eighteen (18) years of age, and the applicant for a license as an instructor or electrologist is not less than twenty-one (21) years of age;
(2)
That the applicant holds a current valid license upon application for reciprocity, evidenced by a certified copy of the license and an affidavit from the other state or by such other evidence as the department may require;
(3)
That the applicant has passed an examination comparable to the examination given in this state; and
(4)
That the applicant passes an Arkansas law examination under this chapter.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1011,§ 2, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 10, § 1; 1985, No. 215, § 14; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-870; Acts 1995, No. 771, § 2; 2007, No. 223, § 25; 2009, No. 4, § 8.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-26-301 — 17-26-324) › Section 17-26-316 - Display of license

(a)
Every licensee shall:
(1)
Display his or her license in a conspicuous place in his or her principal office, place of business, place of employment, or mobile salon; or
(2)
Wear the license on his or her person while practicing cosmetology.
(b)
A license may contain a photograph of the licensee.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 1081,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 9, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-866; Acts 2007, No. 223, § 26; 2009, No. 4, § 9.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-26-301 — 17-26-324) › Section 17-26-317 - Notice of address change

(a)
(1)
Every registered cosmetologist manager-operator, cosmetologist, electrologist, manicurist, or aesthetician, unless operating a mobile salon as defined under §
17-26-102
, within thirty (30) days after changing the address of his or her place of business as designated on the books of the Department of Health, shall notify the department of his or her new place of business.
(2)
Upon receipt of the notification, the department shall make the necessary changes on its books.
(b)
A person licensed by the department to operate a mobile salon shall notify the department of the address where the mobile salon usually remains.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 1081,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 9, § 2; 1985, No. 215, § 13; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-867; Acts 2007, No. 223, § 27; 2009, No. 4, § 10.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-26-301 — 17-26-324) › Section 17-26-318 - Duplicate license

A duplicate license shall be issued upon the filing of a statement explaining the loss of the license, verified by the oath of the applicant, and accompanied by the fee prescribed in §
17-26-209
. Each duplicate license shall have the word "DUPLICATE" stamped across its face and bear the same date and show the number of the original license.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 9, § 3; 1961, No. 490, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-868.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-26-301 — 17-26-324) › Section 17-26-319 - Expiration, renewal, and reinstatement

(a)
Licenses of cosmetologists, instructors, electrologists, aestheticians, and manicurists shall expire on the licensee's birthday on a biennial basis.
(b)
Licenses of schools and establishments shall expire in one (1) of the following ways at the choice of the school or establishment owner:
(1)
Annually on December 31;
(2)
Biennially on December 31; or
(3)
Biennially on the owner's birthday in conjunction with the individual license.
(c)
Application for license renewals shall be filed and the fee paid not later than thirty (30) days following the expiration date established in subsection (a) of this section.
(d)
A licensee whose license has lapsed for failure to renew and who is or was under the direct supervision of a physician for an extended or long-term condition may request from the Department of Health a waiver of the reinstatement fee.
(e)
After five (5) years from the date of its expiration, a license may be reinstated upon the filing of an application as the department may prescribe, the payment of the examination fee, and the passing of the examination required by the department.
(f)
The department is authorized and directed to renew, upon application and the payment of the necessary fees, the license of a cosmetologist, manicurist, aesthetician, instructor, or electrologist who is also a veteran of war who possessed the license but permitted it to lapse. The renewal license shall be issued without the applicant's being required to submit to any examination or to meet any additional schooling requirements.
(g)
(1)
A licensee who is fifty-five (55) years of age or older and has been actively engaged in the practice or teaching of cosmetology for twenty (20) or more years may apply for a lifetime license.
(2)
The fee for a lifetime license shall be established by rule of the department.
(3)
The receipt of a lifetime license shall not exempt a licensee from:
(A)
Complying with any applicable law or rule; and
(B)
Receiving a penalty for failing to comply with an applicable law or rule.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 583,§ 1, eff. 8/1/2023.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 386,§ 16, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 12, §§ 1, 2; 1963, No. 502, § 1; 1965, No. 403, § 9; 1985, No. 215, § 15; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 71-875, 71-876, 71-883; Acts 1987, No. 465, §§ 2, 3; 2007, No. 223, § 28; 2009, No. 4, § 11.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-26-301 — 17-26-324) › Section 17-26-321 - Reissuance and reinstatement

For good cause shown and under such reasonable rules as may be imposed, the Department of Health may reissue or reinstate the license of any person whose license has been previously revoked.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 11, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-871; Acts 2009, No. 4, § 12.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 3 - LICENSING (§§ 17-26-301 — 17-26-324) › Section 17-26-324 - Registered hairstylist

(a)
The Department of Health:
(1)
Shall develop a registration application process for a registered hairstylist;
(2)
May charge each registrant a fee of not more than ten dollars ($10.00) to cover the department's costs of maintaining the registration; and
(3)
Shall not require registrants to provide proof of training at a school of cosmetology.
(b)
This section shall not be construed to:
(1)
Exempt a registered hairstylist from the requirements of a general business license or any laws relating to the payment of taxes; or
(2)
Prohibit private certification of any provider.
Added by Act 2021, No. 957,§ 4, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-401 - License requirements

(a)
No person, firm, or corporation shall conduct or operate a cosmetological establishment, school of cosmetology, beauty parlor, or any other place of business in which any one (1) or any combination of the occupations of a cosmetologist are taught or practiced, except the branch of manicuring as practiced in a barbershop, until licensed under the provisions of this chapter and complying with the provisions of this chapter relating to sanitation.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person to employ or to allow to be employed any person not licensed by the Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee in or about a cosmetological establishment as a cosmetologist manager-operator, or as a manicurist, or as an electrologist, or as an aesthetician.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 2, § 1; 1955, No. 358, Art. 7, § 3; 1985, No. 215, § 8; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 71-826, 71-850; Acts 2007, No. 223, § 32.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-402 - Cosmetological establishments - License

(a)
A person, firm, or corporation desiring to operate a cosmetological establishment shall make an application to the Department of Health for a license.
(b)
The application shall be accompanied by the required licensing fee.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 7, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-849; Acts 2007, No. 223, § 33; 2009, No. 4, § 14.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-403 - School of cosmetology - Application to operate - License

(a)
Schools of cosmetology shall be conducted as provided in this subchapter.
(b)
(1)
A person, firm, or corporation desiring to conduct a school of cosmetology shall apply to the Department of Health for approval.
(2)
The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall not be required to apply to the department for approval.
(3)
(A)
When an application is made after January 1, the portion of the registration fee that the unexpired number of months in the year bears to the entire year, including the month the application is made, shall be paid to the department.
(B)
In such a case the department shall issue a license for the fractional part of the year.
(c)
The license authorizes the school of cosmetology holding it to transact operations in this state during the year or fraction thereof for which it is issued subject to the rules of the department.
(d)
Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorization or permission to conduct a school of cosmetology without a valid, existing, and unexpired license.
(e)
A license issued by the department shall designate on the written license whether the school of cosmetology is licensed as:
(1)
A school of cosmetology; or
(2)
A postsecondary school of cosmetology.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 910,§ 2239, eff. 7/1/2019.
Amended by Act 2013, No. 1198,§ 3, eff. 8/16/2013.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 8, §§ 1, 2; 1965, No. 403, § 12; 1973, No. 566, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 71-852, 71-853; Acts 2007, No. 223, § 34; 2009, No. 4, § 15.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-404 - Licensing requirements - Expiration - Renewal

(a)
Licensing for cosmetological establishments and schools of cosmetology expires pursuant to §
17-26-319(b)
.
(b)
An application for renewal of a license shall be filed with the Department of Health, accompanied by the required renewal fee.
(c)
Thereupon, the department shall renew the license for the appropriate time period.
(d)
A license that has expired for failure of the registrant to renew within the time fixed by this section may for a period of one (1) year thereafter be renewed upon the filing of an application in such form as the department may require and upon payment of the required renewal fee and the delinquency fee.
(e)
After one (1) year from the date of its expiration, a certificate may not be renewed, and the establishment or school may again become entitled to a license only upon compliance with all of the provisions of this chapter relating to the original issuance of a license.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 12, § 3; 1965, No. 403, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-877; Acts 2007, No. 223, § 35; 2009, No. 4, § 16.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-405 - Facilities - Prohibition on use

(a)
No person having charge of a cosmetological establishment or school of cosmetology, whether as an owner or an employee, shall permit any room or part thereof in which any of the branches or practices of cosmetology are conducted, practiced, or taught to be used for sleeping, for residential purposes, or for any other purpose that would tend to make the room unsanitary.
(b)
A cosmetological establishment shall have a direct entrance separate and distinct from any entrance in connection with private quarters.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 7, § 4; 1965, No. 403, § 5; 1969, No. 400, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-851; Acts 2007, No. 223, § 36.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-406 - Refusal or cancellation of school license - Causes

(a)
A school shall not be licensed until the Department of Health has had ample opportunity to verify sworn statements as to the actual ownership. In this respect, if false statements are submitted to the department in connection with a license application, this in itself shall constitute sufficient grounds for the refusal to grant any application under this subchapter. If an application is granted and thereafter the department discovers that false statements were made in connection therewith, this shall constitute sufficient grounds for the cancellation of the school license even though the false statements are detected after a license has been issued.
(b)
(1)
The department may deny a school license to any applicant or licensee upon reasonable evidence that the school or its officials would jeopardize the health and safety of the public.
(2)
A school license shall not be issued until the real owner files with the department a statement definitely designating who is authorized to accept service of notice from the department and to transact all business negotiations on behalf of the school, including answers to citations for hearing and compliance with rulings issued by the Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 8, § 6; 1969, No. 400, § 5; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-857; Acts 2007, No. 223, § 37; 2009, No. 4, § 17.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-407 - Inspection of school facilities

(a)
Before any school license under this subchapter shall be finally granted, a second inspection shall be made after the equipment has been installed and before the school is permitted to begin operation.
(b)
An applicant shall not be granted a license to operate a school unless the Department of Health finds that sufficient equipment has been installed for the requirements of enrolling a minimum of not fewer than twenty-five (25) bona fide students and that not fewer than twenty-five (25) bona fide full-time student registration requests have been received in the case of any new school.
(c)
New schools of cosmetology shall be required to contain not less than two thousand five hundred square feet (2,500 sq. ft.) of floor space in the working area.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 8, § 5; 1965, No. 403, § 7; 1969, No. 400, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-856; Acts 2009, No. 4, § 18.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-408 - Duties of school

Each school shall:
(1)
Possess sufficient apparatus and equipment necessary for the ready and full teaching of all the subjects or practices of cosmetology;
(2)
Maintain licensed instructors competent to impart instruction in all branches or practices of cosmetology;
(3)
Keep a daily record of the attendance of each student and the time devoted by each student to the various practices or branches of cosmetology and electrology;
(4)
Establish grades and hold examinations before issuing diplomas; and
(5)
Fix its tuition at an amount that will enable it to furnish without further charge to the student all cosmetics, materials, and supplies used on the public and in classes. This does not include books and instruments as shall be determined from time to time by the Department of Health.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 8, § 11; 1969, No. 400, § 6; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-862; Acts 2009, No. 4, § 19.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-409 - School supervisor

Every school shall at all times be in charge of and under the supervision of a licensed cosmetologist manager-operator who has had at least a total of three (3) years of practical experience in the practice or teaching of all of the branches of cosmetology, except the branch of electrology, in a licensed cosmetological establishment or a licensed school of cosmetology and who holds an instructor's license.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 8, § 2; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-853; Acts 2007, No. 223, § 38.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-410 - Instructor qualifications

(a)
(1)
(A)
A person employed in a school to instruct students in the school shall be licensed as an instructor in the field in which he or she specializes.
(B)
A licensed instructor in good standing is not required to renew his or her specialty license.
(2)
A licensed instructor shall:
(A)
Be twenty-one (21) years of age or older and have had six hundred (600) hours of teacher training in a school of cosmetology;
(B)
Have passed an instructor's written examination given by the Department of Health, a practical examination administered by the school, and have received an instructor's license; and
(C)
Have received not less than eight (8) hours of additional training in an instructor's training seminar or continuing education course certified by the department.
(b)
A licensed instructor shall not teach outside the profession in which the license to practice allows.
(c)
A cosmetology school shall offer an education in cosmetology regardless of whether the curriculum includes a specialty course.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 973,§ 3, eff. 8/1/2017.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 972,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 8, § 3; 1961, No. 490, § 5; 1965, No. 403, § 6; 1973, No. 566, § 4; 1975, No. 532, § 3; 1977, No. 420, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-854; Acts 1987, No. 465, § 1; 2007, No. 223, § 39; 2009, No. 4, § 20.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-411 - Instructors - Duties - Number

(a)
All instructors shall be continuously engaged in teaching students in theoretical or practical work. Except when instructing a student, an instructor may not practice upon a client, and any instructor who does so is subject to disciplinary action by the Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee.
(b)
The State Board of Health shall promulgate reasonable rules concerning the number of instructors necessary to properly conduct a school of cosmetology.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 8, § 4; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-855; Acts 2007, No. 223, § 40; 2009, No. 4, § 21.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-412 - School term - Cosmetology curriculum

(a)
Each school shall maintain a school term of not less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours, instruction of which shall not be in excess of ten (10) hours per day and six (6) days per week during the course. The school shall maintain a course of practical training and technical instruction equal to the requirements for examination for a license as a cosmetologist.
(b)
It shall so arrange the courses devoted to each branch or practice of cosmetology as the Department of Health may from time to time adopt as the course to be followed by the schools.
(c)
The curriculum described in this section may be completed through supervisory learning in a classroom, online, or on a distance education platform for up to fifty percent (50%) of the student's training program as authorized by the United States Department of Education as existed on January 1, 2021.
Amended by Act 2021, No. 724,§ 2, eff. 7/28/2021.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 8, § 8; 1961, No. 490, § 6; 1965, No. 403, § 3; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-859; Acts 2007, No. 223, § 41; 2009, No. 4, § 22; 2009, No. 704, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-413 - Electrology course

(a)
(1)
An electrology course established by a school of cosmetology shall consist of three hundred fifty (350) hours or six hundred (600) hours of practical training and technical instruction that shall extend over a period of not less than two (2) months for a three-hundred-fifty-hour course and four (4) months for a six-hundred-hour course.
(2)
In no event shall the training extend over a period of more than six (6) months from the date of initial enrollment.
(b)
The course shall be in accordance with a curriculum established by the Department of Health.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 8, § 9; 1985, No. 215, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-860; Acts 2009, No. 4, § 23.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-414 - Special programs

(a)
Instruction shall not exceed ten (10) hours per day and six (6) days per week during the program.
(b)
When a student completes the required number of hours for a special program and reenrolls for a cosmetology program or when a student transfers from a special program to a cosmetology program before completion of the special program, he or she shall be given credit for the number of hours spent in connection with the special program, but not to exceed the maximum hours required thereof, toward the satisfaction of the time required for the cosmetology program as determined by rules of the Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee.
Amended by Act 2017, No. 973,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2017.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 8, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, § 71-861; Acts 2007, No. 223, § 42.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-415 - Student registration - Reregistration on transfer

(a)
(1)
All students of cosmetology, manicuring, electrology, aesthetics, and instructor training shall be registered with the Department of Health before accredited hours can be obtained.
(2)
The enrollment application shall be accompanied by a copy of a method of identification containing a photograph of the applicant.
(3)
A student shall not earn hours before the date in which the department has issued a student permit.
(b)
A student who has completed the registration process and whose information is on file with the department shall complete a reenrollment form without submitting additional documents other than the student permit fee and a method of identification containing a photograph of the student.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 1, § 9; 1955, No. 358, Art. 8, § 14; 1965, No. 403, § 8; 1968 (1st Ex. Sess.), No. 57, § 1; 1985, No. 215, § 11; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 71-822, 71-865; Acts 2007, No. 223, § 43; 2009, No. 4, § 24.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-417 - Student work

(a)
In each licensed school of cosmetology:
(1)
A student for a license as a cosmetologist, after one hundred fifty (150) hours of instruction, may engage, in the school as a student, in work connected with any branch or any combination of the branches of cosmetology taught in the school upon a client who is paying for service or materials;
(2)
A student for a license as a manicurist, after sixty (60) hours of instruction, may engage, in the school as a student, in work connected with manicuring taught in the school upon a client who is paying for service or materials;
(3)
A student for a license as an aesthetician, after sixty (60) hours of instruction, may engage, in the school as a student, in work connected with aesthetics taught in the school upon a client who is paying for service or materials; and
(4)
A student for a license as an electrologist, after sixty (60) hours of instruction, may engage, in the school as a student, in work connected with electrology taught in the school upon a client who is paying for service or materials.
(b)
A student may not engage in any work upon a client who is paying for service or materials until he or she has had the required number of hours of instruction.
(c)
A school shall not advertise student work to the public through any medium unless the work is designated as student work.
(d)
(1)
A school may allow a student to volunteer in charity or special events held outside the school if the following conditions are met:
(A)
The student agrees to participate;
(B)
The student is accompanied by and acts under the direct supervision of a licensed instructor; and
(C)
The school maintains the required student-to-teacher ratios.
(2)
Documentation shall be maintained in the student's school file outlining the date, name, and location of the event and the number of hours volunteered.
(e)
(1)
A student providing services under this section shall apply for a student permit from the Department of Health.
(2)
The State Board of Health shall promulgate rules concerning the issuance of student permits.
(3)
A student permit shall contain a photograph of the student.
(4)
The student permit shall be:
(A)
Maintained by the owner of the school attended by the student during the student's enrollment; and
(B)
Returned to the department along with a copy of the student's Certificate of Training upon the conclusion of the student's enrollment in the school.
Amended by Act 2015, No. 1011,§ 3, eff. 7/22/2015.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 8, §§ 6, 13; 1961, No. 490, § 7; 1969, No. 400, § 5; 1985, No. 215, § 10; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 71-857, 71-864; Acts 2007, No. 223, § 45; 2009, No. 4, § 25.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-418 - Cosmetology courses in public schools

(a)
(1)
All public educational institutions operating cosmetological schools shall comply with the standards and rules promulgated by the State Board of Health.
(2)
(A)
However, the responsibility for approval of cosmetological schools in public educational institutions shall be the sole responsibility of the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(B)
In approving a cosmetological school in a public educational institution, the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall use the same application process and requirements as the State Board of Health uses for approval of all other cosmetological schools.
(b)
Such schools shall not be required to obtain a license as prescribed in this chapter.
(c)
Each person who successfully completes the courses in cosmetology given in a school under the public school system of this state is eligible for a license under this chapter the same as though he or she had graduated from a licensed private school of cosmetology approved by the State Board of Health. For this purpose, successful completion of courses in cosmetology given in public schools equal to and the equivalent of the courses required to be given in licensed private schools of cosmetology approved by the State Board of Health shall be deemed to be the fulfillment of the requirements of this chapter in regard to completion of courses in licensed schools of cosmetology approved by the State Board of Health.
Amended by Act 2019, No. 369,§ 4, eff. 7/24/2019.
Acts 1955, No. 358, Art. 8, § 14; 1965, No. 403, § 8; 1969, No. 400, § 9; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 71-865, 71-884; Acts 2007, No. 223, § 46; 2009, No. 4, § 26; 2009, No. 705, § 1.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-419 - Domestic violence and sexual assault awareness training

(a)
A cosmetological school or establishment under this subchapter shall establish a domestic violence and sexual assault awareness training course.
(b)
(1)
A student enrolled in a cosmetological school or establishment shall complete a one-hour course in domestic violence and sexual assault awareness training as a part of his or her required training hours under §
17-26-304
in order to be eligible for an examination.
(2)
A student under this chapter who is trained in domestic violence and sexual assault awareness shall not be civilly or criminally liable for acting in good faith or failing to act on information obtained during the course of employment concerning potential domestic violence or sexual assault.
(c)
(1)
The training course under this section shall be approved by the Department of Health and provided by an instructor, school, institution, or other organization approved by the department.
(2)
The department shall establish by rule a means for the verification of completion of the training course by the student.
Added by Act 2017, No. 488,§ 2, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 4 - COSMETOLOGICAL SCHOOLS AND ESTABLISHMENTS (§§ 17-26-401 — 17-26-420) › Section 17-26-420 - Mobile salons

(a)
(1)
Beginning September 1, 2017, the Department of Health may issue a license for the operation of a mobile salon to an applicant who submits an application on a form approved by the Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee, pays required fees as determined by the department with the advice of the committee, and is in compliance with this chapter.
(2)
Requirements that apply to a cosmetological establishment under this chapter shall apply to mobile salons, except to the extent that the requirements conflict with rules adopted by the department under subdivision (b)(1) of this section.
(b)
(1)
By September 1, 2017, the department shall adopt rules to implement this section.
(2)
The rules as described in subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall include the establishment of minimum specifications for the facilities, technical equipment, environment, supplies, personnel, operation, ownership, and procedures for mobile salons.
Added by Act 2017, No. 1081,§ 5, eff. 8/1/2017.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 5 - NATURAL HAIR BRAIDING PROTECTION ACT (§§ 17-26-501 — 17-26-505) › Section 17-26-501 - Title

This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Natural Hair Braiding Protection Act".
Added by Act 2015, No. 409,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 5 - NATURAL HAIR BRAIDING PROTECTION ACT (§§ 17-26-501 — 17-26-505) › Section 17-26-502 - Legislative findings

The General Assembly finds that:
(1)
Natural hair braiding is a traditional practice that is safe;
(2)
Natural hair braiding presents no significant health and safety risks to customers or practitioners;
(3)
Occupational regulation harms consumers by limiting their choices or by forcing consumers to forgo braiding services or enter the underground economy;
(4)
Occupational regulation and occupational licenses cause unnecessary difficulties for natural hair braiders to earn an honest living through their practice, to provide for themselves and their families, to offer their services to and compete for customers, and to create new employment and business opportunities through their entrepreneurialism; and
(5)
It is the public policy of this state to protect economic liberty.
Added by Act 2015, No. 409,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 5 - NATURAL HAIR BRAIDING PROTECTION ACT (§§ 17-26-501 — 17-26-505) › Section 17-26-503 - Definitions

As used in this subchapter:
(1)
"Mechanical device" means clips, combs, curlers, curling irons, hairpins, rollers, scissors, needles, thread, and hair binders; and
(2)
(A)
"Natural hair braiding" means a service of twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding hair by hand or with a mechanical device that includes without limitation:
(i)
The use of natural or synthetic hair extensions, natural or synthetic hair fibers, decorative beads, and other hair accessories;
(ii)
The minor trimming of natural hair or hair extensions incidental to twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking, or braiding hair;
(iii)
The use of topical agents such as conditioners, gels, moisturizers, oils, pomades, and shampoos; and
(iv)
The making of wigs from natural hair, natural fibers, synthetic fibers, and hair extensions.
(B)
Natural hair braiding does not include:
(i)
The application of dyes, reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter the color of the hair or to straighten, curl, or alter the structure of the hair;
(ii)
The use of chemical hair joining agents such as synthetic tape, keratin bonds, or fusion bonds; or
(iii)
Embellishing or beautifying hair by cutting or singeing except as needed in the braiding process.
(C)
Natural hair braiding is commonly known as "African-style hair braiding" but is not limited to any particular cultural, ethnic, racial, or religious form of hairstyle.
Added by Act 2015, No. 409,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 5 - NATURAL HAIR BRAIDING PROTECTION ACT (§§ 17-26-501 — 17-26-505) › Section 17-26-504 - Exemption

The practice of natural hair braiding, except as provided by this subchapter, is exempt from regulation under this chapter and is exempt from the authority of the Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee, the State Board of Health, and the Department of Health.
Added by Act 2015, No. 409,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 5 - NATURAL HAIR BRAIDING PROTECTION ACT (§§ 17-26-501 — 17-26-505) › Section 17-26-505 - Application of certification requirements

(a)
A person who has practiced natural hair braiding for two (2) consecutive years as of December 31, 2015, shall be granted a natural hair braiding certificate if he or she completes and files the following on or before December 31, 2015:
(1)
An application for certification;
(2)
Payment of the registration fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) every two (2) years;
(3)
An affidavit signed by the applicant attesting that he or she has practiced hair braiding for two (2) consecutive years; and
(4)
An affidavit signed by an employer or customer of the applicant attesting that he or she has witnessed the applicant practicing natural hair braiding in the past two (2) years.
(b)
(1)
Except as provided under subsection (a) of this section, an applicant for natural hair braiding certification asserting reciprocity with another state shall:
(A)
Provide a certificate, a license, or a registration from another state that shows that he or she was legally practicing natural hair styling, braiding, or natural hair cultivation in that state;
(B)
Pass a written examination approved by the Cosmetology Technical Advisory Committee;
(C)
Submit an application for certification; and
(D)
Pay a registration fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) every two (2) years.
(2)
Except as provided under subsection (a) of this section, an applicant for natural hair braiding certification who is not asserting reciprocity with another state shall:
(A)
Provide proof of completion of an eighty-hour health and safety course approved by the committee;
(B)
Provide proof of completion of a forty-hour scalp care course approved by the committee;
(C)
Pass a written examination approved and administered by the committee on health, safety, scalp care, and this subchapter;
(D)
Submit an application for certification; and
(E)
Pay a registration fee of thirty dollars ($30.00) every two (2) years.
(c)
An individual may engage in natural hair braiding and operate an establishment where only natural hair braiding is practiced without obtaining natural hair braiding certification.
Added by Act 2015, No. 409,§ 1, eff. 7/22/2015.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 6 - BODY ART (§§ 17-26-601 — 17-26-613) › Section 17-26-604 - Local health officials

(a)
Any city or county department of health may periodically inspect body art establishments on the basis of compliance with state, city, or county sanitary regulations.
(b)
The governing body of any municipality or county may adopt by ordinance local sanitary regulations of body art establishments.
Added by Act 2021, No. 900,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 6 - BODY ART (§§ 17-26-601 — 17-26-613) › Section 17-26-605 - No criminal liability

This subchapter does not create any liability, criminal or otherwise, for a person under eighteen (18) years of age for undergoing body art.
Added by Act 2021, No. 900,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
This section was enacted as §17-6-605, but has been codified as §17-26-605 to reflect the apparent intent of the legislature.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 6 - BODY ART (§§ 17-26-601 — 17-26-613) › Section 17-26-606 - Blood-borne pathogens course

(a)
(1)
Each artist, artist instructor, and student artist shall complete United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration blood-borne pathogens training approved by the Department of Health.
(2)
An approved online course may be used to satisfy the requirement under subdivision (a)(1) of this section.
(b)
Each artist instructor shall complete the course before training any student artist.
(c)
Each student artist shall complete the course before applying for the examination required under §
17-26-608
.
(d)
(1)
After completion of a first United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration blood-borne pathogens training approved by the department, an artist, an artist instructor, and a student artist shall renew the training annually.
(2)
A copy of each annual certification under subdivision (d)(1) of this section shall be submitted to the department with the license renewal.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 688,§ 13, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2021, No. 900,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
This section was enacted as §17-6-606, but has been codified as §17-26-606 to reflect the apparent intent of the legislature.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 6 - BODY ART (§§ 17-26-601 — 17-26-613) › Section 17-26-608 - Examination - Fee

(a)
(1)
(A)
Each artist in training seeking licensure as an artist under the rules of the Department of Health shall take a written examination prepared or approved by the department upon completion of training.
(B)
Upon completion of the hours required under §
17-26-607
, a practical examination shall be conducted by the department in each field of training for which the artist in training is seeking licensure.
(2)
Until an artist in training receives a passing grade on the practical examination, no artist in training may:
(A)
Be licensed as an artist;
(B)
Hold himself or herself out as a licensed artist; or
(C)
Independently perform a body art procedure without the supervision of a body art trainer.
(b)
The department shall levy and collect a nonrefundable fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) from each artist in training who applies to take the written and practical examinations required under this section for licensure as an artist.
(c)
A fee collected under this section shall be deposited into the State Treasury, credited to the Public Health Fund, and used exclusively for the Body Art Program of the department.
Amended by Act 2023, No. 688,§ 15, eff. 8/1/2023.
Added by Act 2021, No. 900,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.
Arkansas Code of 1987 (2023) › Title 17 - PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESSES (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-107-311) › Subtitle 2 - NONMEDICAL PROFESSIONS (§§ 17-10-101 — 17-56-202) › Chapter 26 - COSMETOLOGY AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS (§§ 17-26-101 — 17-26-713) › Subchapter 6 - BODY ART (§§ 17-26-601 — 17-26-613) › Section 17-26-610 - Critical items for closure of body art establishment

(a)
(1)
The Department of Health shall create and publish a list of critical items for closure of an establishment.
(2)
The department shall list the prohibitions under §
17-26-611
as critical items for closure.
(b)
(1)
An establishment that violates a critical item from the list established under subsection (a) of this section is subject to immediate closure by the department.
(2)
An establishment closed under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall remain closed until:
(A)
Fines or penalties, or both, that are assessed under this subchapter have been paid; and
(B)
Upon inspection by the department, the establishment is no longer in violation of a critical item.
Added by Act 2021, No. 900,§ 3, eff. 7/28/2021.