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Alaska Statutes Title 8. Business and Professions § 08.13.030. Powers and duties of the board

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The board shall exercise general control over the vocations of barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, esthetics, body piercing, tattooing, and permanent cosmetic coloring.

(b) The board shall

(1) examine applicants and approve the issuance of licenses and permits to practice;

(2) authorize the issuance of licenses for schools of barbering, hairdressing, manicuring, and esthetics;

(3) develop written instructions and notices that tattooing, permanent cosmetic coloring, and body piercing shop owners and practitioners are required to give or display under AS 08.13.215;

(4) enforce the provisions of this chapter, regulations adopted under this chapter, and regulations relating to barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, and esthetics adopted under AS 44.46.020(a)(5)(C).

(c) The board may

(1) suspend or revoke a license or permit;

(2) on its own motion or upon receipt of a written complaint, conduct hearings and request the

(A) Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to investigate the practices of a person, shop, or school involved in the practice or teaching of barbering, hairdressing, hair braiding, manicuring, or esthetics; or

(B) Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development or the Department of Environmental Conservation to investigate the practices of a person, shop, or school involved in the practice or teaching of body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring;

(3) adopt regulations or do any act necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

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