37-31-301. Prohibited acts. (1) Without an appropriate license issued under this chapter, it is unlawful: (a) to practice barbering, barbering nonchemical, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, or manicuring for compensation; (b) for an unlicensed student to provide services as a barber, a barber nonchemical, a cosmetologist, an electrologist, an esthetician, or a manicurist other than in a licensed school; (c) to own, manage, or operate a salon, shop, booth, or school; or to teach in a school other than as a student enrolled in a teacher training course. (2) It is unlawful: (a) to employ or use an unlicensed person as a barber, a barber nonchemical, a cosmetologist, an electrologist, an esthetician, or a manicurist; (b) for a teacher or student teacher to practice barbering, barbering nonchemical, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, or manicuring on the public in a school; (c) for student teachers to substitute for full-time teachers; (d) to operate a salon, shop, or booth in connection with a school; (e) to practice barbering, barbering nonchemical, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, or manicuring outside a licensed salon or shop as provided in this chapter, except when a nection with a school; (e) to practice barbering, barbering nonchemical, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, or manicuring outside a licensed salon or shop as provided in this chapter, except when a licensee is requested: (i) by a customer to go to a place other than a licensed salon or shop and is sent to the customer from a licensed salon or shop; or (ii) by a customer with a disability or homebound customer to go to the customer's place of residence; or (f) to violate any of the provisions of this chapter. History: En. Sec. 17, Ch. 104, L. 1929; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 13, L. 1931; re-en. Sec. 3228.17, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 222, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 140, L. 1959; R.C.M. 1947, 66-817(A), (B); amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 602, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 88, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 23, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 473, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 305, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 28, Ch. 472, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 243, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 15, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 544, L. 2021.
Montana Legal Code
§ 37-31-301
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