454.08 Establishment licenses. - Wisconsin Statutes

454.08

454.08 Establishment licenses.

454.08(1)

(1)

454.08(1)(a)

(a) The examining board may promulgate rules permitting the provision of personal care barbering or cosmetology, aesthetics, electrology or manicuring services outside of licensed establishments by barbers or cosmetologists, aestheticians, electrologists and manicurists to persons who are unable to leave their homes because of illness or disability or who are in hospitals, nursing homes, correctional institutions or other institutions.

454.08(1)(b)

(b) Except as permitted by rule promulgated under par. (a), no person may practice barbering or cosmetology, aesthetics, electrology or manicuring in an establishment unless the establishment is licensed to provide that practice under sub. (2).

454.08(2)

(2) The examining board shall issue the following establishment licenses:

454.08(2)(a)

(a) A barber or cosmetologist establishment license which authorizes the practice of barbering or cosmetology, aesthetics, electrology and manicuring in the licensed establishment.

454.08(2)(b)

(b) An aesthetician establishment license which authorizes the practice of aesthetics in the licensed establishment.

454.08(2)(c)

(c) An electrologist establishment license which authorizes the practice of electrology in the licensed establishment.

454.08(2)(d)

(d) A manicurist establishment license which authorizes the practice of manicuring in the licensed establishment.

454.08(3)

(3) The examining board shall issue an establishment license to any person who pays the initial credential fee determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a) and who satisfies the requirements established by the examining board by rule, including proof of ownership of the business. Any change of ownership shall be reported to the examining board by the new owner within 5 days after the change of ownership.

454.08(4)

(4) The examining board shall, by rule, establish minimum standards concerning the maintenance, equipment, plans and specifications for licensed establishments as they relate to the public health and safety. The examining board may not license an establishment under this section unless it meets the standards established by the examining board. A person proposing to open an establishment in a new location shall apply to the examining board for an inspection and approval of the establishment, submitting an exact description and floor plan of the proposed location of the establishment on a form provided by the department.

454.08(5)

(5) A person who is not licensed under s. 454.06 by the examining board may own or operate an establishment, but may not practice barbering or cosmetology, aesthetics, electrology or manicuring.

454.08(6)

(6) A person who owns one or more barber or cosmetologist establishments shall employ at least one person as a manager who holds a manager license and works full time in the establishments.

454.08(7)

(7) Commercial businesses and practices other than barbering or cosmetology may be operated within a licensed establishment, except that a business or practice which poses a sanitation or health hazard may not be conducted within a licensed establishment.

454.08(8)

(8) The examining board shall furnish a certificate to the owner of a licensed establishment, certifying that the establishment is licensed by the examining board. The owner shall post the certificate in a conspicuous place in the establishment.

454.08(9)

(9) The renewal date for licenses issued under this section is specified under s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such licenses is determined by the department under s. 440.03 (9) (a).

454.08 - ANNOT.

History: 1987 a. 265; 1991 a. 39; 1997 a. 27; 2007 a. 20.

454.08 - ANNOT.

Cross Reference: See also ch. BC 3, Wis. adm. code.