PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES
CHAPTER 5
BARBERS
54-523. Use of terminology limited -- Barber poles. Only a person licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may:
(1) Hold himself out to the public, solicit business or advertise as a licensed barber or as operating a licensed barbershop;
(2) Use the title or designation "barber" or "barbershop" under circumstances that would create or tend to create the impression to members of the general public that the person is a licensed barber or is operating a licensed barbershop; or
(3) Place a barber pole in a location that would create or tend to create the impression to members of the general public that a business located near the barber pole is a barbershop unless the business is a licensed cosmetological establishment that is leasing space to or employing a licensed barber. As used in this subsection (3), "barber pole" means a red and white striped vertical cylinder with a ball located on top of the cylinder or any object of a similar nature, regardless of its actual shape or coloring, that would create or tend to create the impression to members of the general public that a business located near the object is a barbershop.