§ 432. Practice of barbering; license required; apprentices. No person shall engage for compensation in the practice of barbering and no person shall maintain or operate a barber shop after October first, nineteen hundred forty-seven, or hold himself out as being able so to do after such date unless he is licensed therefor pursuant to this article. After such date no person shall act as an apprentice or perform any service as such unless he is registered pursuant to this article.

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Terms Used In N.Y. General Business Law 432

  • Apprentice: means a person pursuing in good faith a course of study in the practice of barbering under the tutelage, supervision and direction of a licensee and who assists such licensee in such practice. See N.Y. General Business Law 431
  • Barber: means a person who engages in the practice of barbering. See N.Y. General Business Law 431
  • barbering: means and includes the performance of the following practices upon the head of a human being for any purpose whatsoever except for the treatment of disease or of physical or mental ailments:

    (a) Shaving or trimming the beard or cutting the hair of humans;

    (b) Giving facial or scalp massage with oils, creams, lotions or other preparations, either by hand or mechanical appliances;

    (c) Singeing, shampooing, arranging, dressing or dyeing the hair or applying hair tonic;

    (d) Applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or lotions to scalp, face or neck. See N.Y. General Business Law 431
  • Person: means an individual, firm, company, partnership or corporation. See N.Y. General Business Law 431