37-31-312. Inspection -- temporary permits. - Montana Statutes

     37-31-312. Inspection -- temporary permits. (1) The department shall appoint one or more inspectors, each of whom shall devote time to inspecting salons or shops and performing other duties as the department, in cooperation with the board, may direct. The inspectors may enter a salon or shop, booth, school of barbering, school of cosmetology, school of electrology, school of esthetics, or school of manicuring during business hours for the purpose of inspection, and the refusal of a licensee or school to permit the inspection during business hours is cause for revocation of a licensee's or school's license.
     (2) When an owner or operator applies for a shop or salon license and pays licensure and inspection fees prescribed by the board, the board:
     (a) may authorize the department to grant to a new salon or shop a temporary operating permit; or
     (b) shall, in order to avoid a disruption of business, authorize the department to grant a temporary operating permit to an existing shop or salon whose owner or operator is currently in good standing with the board, as defined by the board, and who is relocating to a new location. An owner or operator of an existing shop or salon may not receive a temporary operating permit under this section within 90 days of a license renewal date.
     (3) A temporary operating permit granted pursuant to subsection (2) authorizes the salon or shop to operate for a period not to exceed 90 days or until the inspector is able to make the inspection, whichever comes first. A temporary permit is not renewable.
     (4) The department shall require an inspector appointed under subsection (1) to conduct an annual inspection of each salon or shop in the state.

     History: (1)En. Sec. 13, Ch. 104, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 3228.13, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 222, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 73, Ch. 350, L. 1974; Sec. 66-813, R.C.M. 1947; (2), (3)En. Sec. 66-813.1 by Sec. 2, Ch. 85, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 305, L. 1977; Sec. 66-813.1, R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 66-813, 66-813.1; (4)En. Sec. 9, Ch. 106, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 56, Ch. 345, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 260, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 602, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 88, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 458, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 473, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 305, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 243, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 194, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 89, Ch. 467, L. 2005.