N.Y. General Business Law 444 – Violations and penalties
§ 444. Violations and penalties. Any person who shall directly or indirectly engage in the practice of barbering or hold himself out to the public as being able so to do, or conduct a barber shop without a license therefor, or who shall violate any of the provisions of this article, or having had his license suspended or revoked, shall continue to engage in the practice of barbering or who directly or indirectly employs, permits or authorizes an unlicensed person to engage in the practice of barbering or who directly or indirectly employs, permits or authorizes an unregistered apprentice to act as an apprentice, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punishable by imprisonment for not more than six months, or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars or by both such fine and imprisonment and each such violation shall be deemed a separate offense.
Terms Used In N.Y. General Business Law 444
- 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 - Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Person: means an individual, firm, company, partnership or corporation. See N.Y. General Business Law 431