37-30-403. Facilities required for licensure -- inspection. (1) Before a license is issued to conduct a barbershop, barber school, or barber college in this state, the barbershop, barber school, or barber college must be inspected by the department and approved by the board and must meet the following requirements:
     (a) It must have both hot and cold running water connected with the city water supply. In villages or towns where running water is not available, hot water tanks must have not less than a 2-gallon capacity with gravity pressure. Wastewater must be disposed of through a system carrying it away from the building by sewer connections or in a manner that meets the requirements of the department of environmental quality rules and city ordinances and that has the approval of the city or village board of health, as required by law.
     (b) The headrest of a barber chair must be equipped so that each customer will be supplied with a clean, fresh paper or towel.
     (c) It must have a closed cabinet for each chair, to keep instruments in when not in use and must have proper sterilization equipment for immersing instruments before use on each customer.
     (d) It must have a sufficient number of towels so that each customer will be served with a clean, laundered towel.
     (e) It must be well-lighted, well-ventilated, and kept in a clean, orderly, and sanitary condition at all times.
     (f) It must pay to the department the required fee.
     (2) Barbershops, barber schools, or barber colleges must be open to members of the department for inspection during business hours.
     (3) The board shall inspect annually each barbershop, barber school, or barber college to determine compliance with statutory requirements and board rules. The board may suspend or revoke the license of any barbershop, barber school, or barber college that violates statutory requirements or board rules.
     (4) The board may grant a temporary license to a barbershop, barber school, or barber college until the initial inspection is completed.
     (5) Barber schools and barber colleges shall also comply with the provisions of 37-30-406 and 37-30-407.

     History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 127, L. 1929; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 18, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 3228.21, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 183, L. 1937; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 150, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 237, L. 1957; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 48, L. 1969; amd. Sec. 35, Ch. 350, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 66-403(part); amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 544, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 565, L. 1983; amd. Sec. 65, Ch. 418, L. 1995.