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2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 154 — Barbers › Section 154.09 — Examinations, Conduct And Scope.

154.09 EXAMINATIONS, CONDUCT AND SCOPE.
The board shall conduct examinations of applicants for certificates of registration to practice as registered barbers not more than six times each year, at such time and place as the board may determine. Additional written examinations may be scheduled by the board and conducted by board staff as designated by the board. The proprietor of a barber school must file an affidavit with the board of hours completed by students applying to take the registered barber examination. Students must complete the full 1,500-hour curriculum in a barber school approved by the board within the past four years to be eligible for examination. Barber students who have completed barber school more than four years prior to application, that have not obtained a barber registration, license, or certificate in any jurisdiction must complete an additional 500 hours of barber school education to be eligible for the registered barber examination. Registered barbers that fail to renew their registration for four or more years are required to take the registered barber examination to reinstate the registration.
The examination of applicants for certificates of registration as barbers shall include a practical demonstration and a written test. The examination must cover the subjects taught in barber schools registered with the board, including applicable state statute and rule.
History:
(5846-9) 1927 c 316 s 9; 1929 c 270 s 9; 1935 c 229 s 4; 1945 c 160 s 4; 1969 c 916 s 2; 1988 c 476 s 3; 1991 c 282 s 13; 2013 c 85 art 5 s 10; 2016 c 189 art 13 s 40
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 154 — Barbers › Section 154.10 — Application; Certificates Of Registration; Fees.

154.10 APPLICATION; CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION; FEES.
Subdivision 1.
Application.
Each applicant for an initial certificate of registration shall make application to the board on forms prepared and furnished by the board with proof under oath of the particular qualifications and identity of each applicant. This application shall be accompanied by a fee prescribed by law or the rules of the board to defray the expenses of making investigation and for the examination of such applicant.
Subd. 2.
Certificates of registration; fees.
When the provisions of this chapter have been complied with, the board shall issue a certificate of registration as a registered barber, as a registered instructor of barbering, or as a registered barber school, a temporary permit as an instructor of barbering, or a barber shop registration card upon payment of the required fee. Certificates of registration, temporary permits, and shop registration cards are not transferable.
History:
(5846-10) 1927 c 316 s 10; 1929 c 270 s 10; 1947 c 35 s 1; 1991 c 282 s 14; 2013 c 85 art 5 s 11; 2016 c 189 art 13 s 41
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 154 — Barbers › Section 154.11 — Examination Of Nonresident Barbers And Instructors Of Barbering And Temporary Military Permits.

154.11 EXAMINATION OF NONRESIDENT BARBERS AND INSTRUCTORS OF BARBERING AND TEMPORARY MILITARY PERMITS.
Subdivision 1.
Examination of nonresidents.
(a) A person who meets all of the requirements for barber registration in sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.28 and either has a currently active license, certificate of registration, or equivalent as a practicing barber or instructor of barbering as verified from another state or, if presenting foreign country credentials as verified by a board-approved professional credential evaluation provider, which in the discretion of the board has substantially the same requirements for registering barbers and instructors of barbering as required by sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.28 shall, upon payment of the required fee, be issued a certificate of registration without examination.
(b) Individuals without a current documented license, certificate of registration, or equivalent, as verified in paragraph (a), must have a minimum of 1,500 hours of barber education as verified by the barber school attended in the other state or if presenting foreign country education as verified by a board-approved professional credential evaluation provider, completed within the previous four years, which, in the discretion of the board, has substantially the same requirements as required in sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.28 will be eligible for examination.
(c) Individuals unable to meet the requirements in paragraph (a) or (b) shall be subject to all the requirements of section 154.05.
Subd. 2.
[Repealed, 2016 c 189 art 13 s 70]
Subd. 3.
Temporary military permits.
(a) In accordance with section 197.4552, the board shall issue a temporary:
(1) certificate for registered barbers; and
(2) certificate for registered barber instructors.
(b) Fees for temporary military permits and certificates of registration under this subdivision are listed under section 154.003.
(c) Permits or certificates of registration issued under this subdivision are valid for one year from the date of issuance, after which the individual must complete a full application as required by section 197.4552.
History:
(5846-11) 1927 c 316 s 11; 1929 c 270 s 11; 1935 c 229 s 5; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 282 s 15; 1994 c 632 art 4 s 54; 2004 c 269 art 3 s 9; 2005 c 27 s 9; 2013 c 85 art 5 s 12; 2014 c 312 art 4 s 16; 2015 c 77 art 2 s 27; 2016 c 189 art 13 s 42,43
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 154 — Barbers › Section 154.14 — Certificates Of Registration And Temporary Permits To Be Displayed.

154.14 CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION AND TEMPORARY PERMITS TO BE DISPLAYED.
Every holder of a certificate of registration as a registered barber shall display the certificate or permit, with a photograph of the certificate or permit holder that meets the same standards as required for a United States passport, in a conspicuous place adjacent to or near the chair where work is performed. Every holder of a certificate of registration as an instructor of barbering or a temporary permit as an instructor of barbering shall display the certificate or permit, with a photograph of the certificate or permit holder that meets the same standards as required for a United States passport, in a conspicuous place within the barber school that is accessible to the public. Every holder of a certificate of registration as a barber school and of a barber shop registration card shall display it in a conspicuous place within the establishment that is accessible to the public.
History:
(5846-14) 1927 c 316 s 14; 1929 c 270 s 14; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 282 s 17; 2013 c 85 art 5 s 14; 2016 c 189 art 13 s 44
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 154 — Barbers › Section 154.15 — Certificates Of Registration Must Be Renewed Annually.

154.15 CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRATION MUST BE RENEWED ANNUALLY.
Subdivision 1.
Annual renewal required.
All registered barbers and registered instructors of barbering who continue in active practice or service shall, on or before December 31 each year, renew their certificates of registration for the following year and pay the required fee. Every certificate of registration which has not been renewed during the month of December in any year shall expire on the 31st day of December in that year. All shop registration cards shall be renewed on or before June 30 of each year upon payment of the required fee. All certificates of registration as a barber school shall be renewed on or before December 31 of each year upon payment of the required fee.
Subd. 2.
Effect of failure to renew.
A registered barber who has not renewed a certificate of registration may be reinstated within four years of such failure to renew without examination upon the payment of the required restoration fee for each year the certificate is lapsed. A registered instructor of barbering who has not renewed a certificate of registration may be reinstated within four years of such failure to renew without examination upon payment of the required restoration fee for each year the certificate is lapsed. All registered barbers who allow their certificates of registration to lapse for more than four years shall be required to reexamine before being issued a certificate of registration. All registered instructors of barbering who allow their certificates of registration to lapse for more than four years shall be required to reexamine before being issued a certificate of registration. A barber shop owner who has not renewed the barber shop certificate for more than one year may reinstate the barber shop registration upon payment of the restoration fee for each year the shop card was lapsed. If lapsed or unregistered status is discovered by the barber inspector during inspection, penalties under section 154.162 shall apply.
History:
(5846-15) 1927 c 316 s 15; 1929 c 270 s 15; 1935 c 229 s 7; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 282 s 18; 2013 c 85 art 5 s 15,49; 2016 c 189 art 13 s 45
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 154 — Barbers › Section 154.162 — Administrative Penalties.

154.162 ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES.
The board shall impose and collect the following penalties:
(1) missing or lapsed shop registration discovered upon inspection; penalty imposed on shop owner: up to $500;
(2) unregistered barber, first occurrence discovered upon inspection; penalty imposed on shop owner and unlicensed or unregistered individual: up to $500; and
(3) unregistered barber, second occurrence discovered upon inspection; penalty imposed on shop owner and unlicensed or unregistered individual: up to $1,000.
History:
2013 c 85 art 5 s 16,49; 2016 c 189 art 13 s 48
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 154 — Barbers › Section 154.20 — Receptacles For Towels.

154.20 RECEPTACLES FOR TOWELS.
In each barber shop there shall be provided a receptacle or receptacles for soiled towels. Each barber shall, immediately after the completion of the service to the customer, place the towels used on the customer in the receptacles and no towel shall be withdrawn from the receptacle and used on any customer until the towel has been laundered. A violation of any provision of this section shall be a misdemeanor.
History:
(5846-19 1/2) 1929 c 270 s 20
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 154 — Barbers › Section 154.21 — Perjury.

154.21 PERJURY.
The willful making of any false statement as to a material matter in any oath or affidavit which is required by the provisions of sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.28 is perjury and punishable as such.
History:
(5846-20) 1927 c 316 s 20; 1929 c 270 s 21; 2004 c 269 art 3 s 17; 2005 c 27 s 9; 2016 c 189 art 13 s 50
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 154 — Barbers › Section 154.24 — Rules.

154.24 RULES.
The Board of Barber Examiners shall have authority to make reasonable rules for the administration of the provisions of sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.28 and prescribe sanitation and disinfection requirements for barber shops and barber schools, subject to the approval of the state commissioner of health. Any member of the board, or its agents or assistants, shall have authority to enter upon and to inspect any barber shop or barber school at any time during business hours. A copy of the rules adopted by the board shall be furnished by it to the owner or manager of each barber shop or barber school and such copy shall be posted in a conspicuous place in such barber shop or barber school.
The board shall keep a record of its proceedings relating to the issuance, refusal, renewal, suspension, and revocation of certificates of registration. This record shall contain the name, place of business, and residence of each registered barber, and the date and number of the certificate of registration. This record shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times.
History:
(5846-23) 1927 c 316 s 23; 1929 c 270 s 24; 1977 c 305 s 45; 1985 c 248 s 70; 1986 c 444; 2004 c 269 art 3 s 20; 2005 c 27 s 9; 2009 c 78 art 6 s 26; 2016 c 189 art 13 s 51
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 154 — Barbers › Section 154.25 — Not To Serve Certain Persons.

154.25 NOT TO SERVE CERTAIN PERSONS.
No person practicing the occupation of a barber in any barber shop, barber school, or college in this state shall knowingly serve a person afflicted, in a dangerous or infectious state of disease, with any contagious or infectious disease. Any person so afflicted is hereby prohibited from being served in any barber shop, barber school, or college in this state. Any violation of this section shall be considered a misdemeanor as provided for in sections 154.001, 154.002, 154.003, 154.01 to 154.162, 154.19 to 154.21, and 154.24 to 154.28.
History:
(5846-24) 1927 c 316 s 24; 1929 c 270 s 25; 2004 c 269 art 3 s 21; 2005 c 27 s 9; 2014 c 192 art 3 s 3; 2016 c 189 art 13 s 52
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 154 — Barbers › Section 154.26 — Municipalities; Regulation Authorized.

154.26 MUNICIPALITIES; REGULATION AUTHORIZED.
The governing body of any city of this state may regulate by ordinance the opening and closing hours of barber shops within its municipal limits in addition to all other applicable local regulations.
History:
(5846-26 1/2) 1935 c 229 s 10; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 2013 c 85 art 5 s 17
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 154 — Barbers › Section 154.27 — Misrepresentation.

154.27 MISREPRESENTATION.
No person shall represent themselves to the public, solicit business, advertise as a registered barber or as operating a registered barber shop, use the title or designation of barber or barber shop, engage in any other act or practice that would create the impression to members of the public that the person is a registered barber or is operating a registered barber shop unless the person holds the appropriate registration under this chapter. Violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor.
History:
2013 c 85 art 5 s 18,49
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 154 — Barbers › Section 154.28 — Symbols; Barber Pole.

154.28 SYMBOLS; BARBER POLE.
No person shall place a barber pole in a location that would create or tend to create the impression to the public that the business is a barber shop unless the operator holds a valid registration under this chapter. For the purposes of this section, "barber pole" means a red and white or red, white, and blue striped vertical cylinder commonly recognized as a barber pole. Violation of this section is a petty misdemeanor.
History:
2013 c 85 art 5 s 19,49
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 155A — Cosmetology › Section 155A.20 — Board Of Cosmetologist Examiners Created; Terms.

155A.20 BOARD OF COSMETOLOGIST EXAMINERS CREATED; TERMS.
(a) A Board of Cosmetologist Examiners is established to consist of seven members, appointed by the governor as follows:
(1) two cosmetologists, one of whom is recommended by a professional association of cosmetologists, nail technicians, and estheticians;
(2) two school instructors, one of whom is teaching at a public cosmetology school in the state and one of whom is teaching at a private cosmetology school in the state;
(3) one esthetician;
(4) one nail technician; and
(5) one public member, as defined in section 214.02.
(b) All cosmetologist, esthetician, and nail technician members must be currently licensed in the field of cosmetology, nail technology, or esthetology, in Minnesota, have practiced in the licensed occupation for at least five years immediately prior to their appointment, be graduates from grade 12 of high school or have equivalent education, and have knowledge of sections 155A.21 to 155A.36 and Minnesota Rules, chapters 2105 and 2110.
(c) Membership terms, compensation of members, removal of members, the filling of membership vacancies, and fiscal year and reporting requirements shall be as provided in sections 214.07 to 214.09. The provision of staff, administrative services, and office space; the review and processing of complaints; the setting of board fees; and other provisions relating to board operations shall be as provided in chapter 214.
(d) Members appointed to fill vacancies caused by death, resignation, or removal shall serve during the unexpired term of their predecessors.
History:
2009 c 78 art 6 s 14,26; 2013 c 85 art 5 s 49; 2014 c 162 s 1
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 155A — Cosmetology › Section 155A.21 — Policy.

155A.21 POLICY.
The legislature finds that the health and safety of the people of the state are served by the licensing of the practice of cosmetology because of infection control and the use of chemicals, implements, apparatus, and other appliances requiring special skills and education.
To this end, the public will best be served by vesting these responsibilities in the Board of Cosmetologist Examiners.
History:
1981 c 357 s 31; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92 subd 1; 2004 c 269 art 3 s 22; 2005 c 27 s 9; 2009 c 78 art 6 s 26; 2015 c 77 art 2 s 28
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 155A — Cosmetology › Section 155A.22 — Prohibition; Limitation.

155A.22 PROHIBITION; LIMITATION.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in cosmetology, or to conduct or operate a cosmetology school or salon, except as provided in sections 155A.23 to 155A.36.
History:
1981 c 357 s 32; 2004 c 269 art 3 s 23; 2005 c 27 s 9; 2009 c 78 art 6 s 26
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 155A — Cosmetology › Section 155A.24 — Administration.

155A.24 ADMINISTRATION.
Subdivision 1.
Board's powers and duties; generally.
The board has the power and duties necessary for the administration of the provisions of this chapter.
Subd. 2.
Hiring and assignment of employees.
The board has the authority to hire qualified personnel in the classified service to assist in administering the law, including those for the testing and licensing of applicants, conducting inspections, and complaint investigations.
Subd. 3.
[Repealed, 2014 c 162 s 15]
Subd. 4.
[Repealed, 2014 c 162 s 15]
History:
1981 c 357 s 34; 1983 c 289 s 114 subd 1; 1984 c 655 art 1 s 92 subd 1; 2005 c 27 s 4,9; 2009 c 78 art 6 s 26; 2010 c 215 art 8 s 6-8; 2015 c 77 art 2 s 36
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 155A — Cosmetology › Section 155A.26 — Rules.

155A.26 RULES.
The board may develop and adopt rules according to chapter 14 that the board considers necessary to carry out sections 155A.21 to 155A.36.
History:
1981 c 357 s 35; 1982 c 424 s 130; 1983 c 289 s 100; 1984 c 640 s 32; 1993 c 204 s 10; 2004 c 269 art 3 s 30; 2005 c 27 s 9; 2009 c 78 art 6 s 26
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 155A — Cosmetology › Section 155A.275 — Special Events.

155A.275 SPECIAL EVENTS.
Subdivision 1.
Special event services.
For purposes of this section, "special event services" means services rendered for compensation and performed at a location other than a licensed salon. These services are limited to the practice of nonpermanent manipulation of the hair, including: styling, setting, reinforcing, or extending the hair; the application of nail polish to the nails; and the application of makeup to the skin.
Subd. 2.
Special event services permit.
(a) No person shall perform special event services without first obtaining a special event services permit from the board. To be eligible for a special event services permit, a person must have a valid manager's license issued by the board under the authority of section 155A.27.
(b) An individual applying for a special event services permit must submit to the board, on a form approved by the board, an application for a special event services permit.
(c) An individual providing services under a special event services permit may only perform services within the individual's specific field of licensure and as defined by the permit. The services provided pursuant to the special event services permit must comply with the requirements of this chapter and all federal, state, and local laws.
History:
2009 c 78 art 6 s 15,26; 2014 c 162 s 6
2023 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
2023 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.
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; 2023 c 62 art 2 s 104
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 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
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 156 — Veterinarians › Section 156.075 — Requirement For Equine Teeth Floaters.

156.075 REQUIREMENT FOR EQUINE TEETH FLOATERS.
Subdivision 1.
Definitions.
For purposes of this section the following terms have the meanings given them.
(a) "Equine teeth floating" means:
(1) removal of enamel points from teeth with handheld, nonmotorized, non-air-powered files or rasps;
(2) reestablishing normal molar table angles and freeing up lateral excursion and other normal movements of the mandible;
(3) shaping the lingual aspect of the lower arcades and the buccal aspect of the upper arcades to a rounded smooth surface; and
(4) removing points from the buccal aspect of the upper arcade and the lingual aspect of the lower arcade.
(b) "Indirect supervision" means a veterinarian must be available by telephone or other form of immediate communication. The veterinarian must be currently licensed under this chapter.
Subd. 2.
Equine teeth floating services.
(a) A person may perform equine teeth floating services after submitting to the board the following:
(1) proof of current certification from the International Association of Equine Dentistry or other professional equine dentistry association as determined by the board; and
(2) a written statement signed by a supervising veterinarian experienced in large animal medicine that the applicant will be under direct or indirect supervision of the veterinarian when floating equine teeth.
(b) The board must waive the requirement in paragraph (a), clause (1), and allow a person to perform equine teeth floating services if the person provides satisfactory evidence of being actively engaged in equine teeth floating for at least ten of the past 15 years and has generated at least $5,000 annually in personal income from this activity.
History:
1Sp2005 c 1 art 1 s 80
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 156 — Veterinarians › Section 156.082 — Veterinary Medical Records.

156.082 VETERINARY MEDICAL RECORDS.
Veterinary records of a client that are maintained by a state agency, statewide system, or political subdivision are private data on individuals or nonpublic data as defined in section 13.02.
History:
1996 c 415 s 16
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 156 — Veterinarians › Section 156.10 — Unlawful Practice Without License Or Permit; Gross Misdemeanor.

156.10 UNLAWFUL PRACTICE WITHOUT LICENSE OR PERMIT; GROSS MISDEMEANOR.
It is a gross misdemeanor for any person to practice veterinary medicine in the state without having first secured a veterinary license or temporary permit, as provided in this chapter.
History:
(5851-10) 1937 c 119 s 10; 1976 c 285 s 10; 1996 c 415 s 17; 1999 c 231 s 160
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 156 — Veterinarians › Section 156.11 — Firms Not To Practice.

156.11 FIRMS NOT TO PRACTICE.
(a) It is unlawful in Minnesota for any firm, other than one organized pursuant to chapter 319B, to practice veterinary medicine, or to hold itself out or advertise itself in any way as being entitled to practice veterinary medicine, or to receive compensation derived from the practice of veterinary medicine or the performance of veterinary services by any person, whether that person is licensed to practice veterinary medicine or not. Any firm violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and must be fined not more than $3,000 for each offense. Each day that this section is violated is a separate offense.
(b) Notwithstanding section 319B.08, a veterinary medical practice firm has 12 months after the death of an owner before all of the owner's ownership interest must be acquired by the practice, by persons permitted to own the ownership interest, or by some combination.
History:
(5851-11) 1937 c 119 s 11; 1971 c 450 s 1; 1976 c 239 s 72; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1997 c 174 art 12 s 70; 1999 c 86 art 1 s 37; 1999 c 231 s 161
2023 Minnesota Statutes › Chapters 144 - 159 — Health › Chapter 156 — Veterinarians › Section 156.121 — Facility Inspection.

156.121 FACILITY INSPECTION.
The executive director, or an authorized representative of the board may, in response to a complaint, inspect a facility in which veterinary medicine is practiced, at any time during which the facility is open for business, to ensure compliance with the requirements of this chapter and the regulations of the board.
History:
1996 c 415 s 21