N.Y. General Business Law 406 – License application; procedure; requirements; temporary license
§ 406. License application; procedure; requirements; temporary license. 1. a. Any person intending to practice nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics or cosmetology as defined in this article, or to own or operate an appearance enhancement business, shall first make application to the secretary for a license therefor.
Terms Used In N.Y. General Business Law 406
- Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
- Appearance enhancement business: means the business of providing any or all of the services licensed pursuant to this article at a fixed location. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- cosmetology: means providing the services described in subdivisions four, five and six of this section, providing service to the hair, head, face, neck or scalp of a human being, including but not limited to shaving, trimming, and cutting the hair or beard either by hand or mechanical appliances and the application of antiseptics, powders, oil, clays, lotions or applying tonics to the hair, head, or scalp, and in addition includes providing, for a fee or any consideration or exchange, whether direct or indirect, services for the application of dyes, reactive chemicals, or other preparations to alter the color or to straighten, curl, or alter the structure of the hair of a human being. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
- esthetics: means providing for a fee, or any consideration or exchange, whether direct or indirect, services to enhance the appearance of the face, neck, arms, legs, and shoulders of a human being by the use of compounds or procedures including makeup, eyelashes, depilatories, tonics, lotions, waxes, sanding and tweezing, whether performed by manual, mechanical, chemical or electrical means and instruments but shall not include the practice of electrology. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- nail specialty: means providing services for a fee or any consideration or exchange to cut, shape or to enhance the appearance of the nails of the hands or feet. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
- natural hair styling: means providing for a fee, or any consideration or exchange, whether direct or indirect, any of the following services to the hair of a human being: shampooing, arranging, dressing, twisting, wrapping, weaving, extending, locking or braiding the hair or beard by either hand or mechanical appliances. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: means an individual, firm, limited liability company, partnership or corporation. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
- Secretary: means the secretary of state. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
- Trainee: means a person pursuing in good faith a course of study in the practice of nail specialty under the tutelage, supervision and direction of a licensed nail practitioner. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
- waxing: means providing for a fee, or any consideration or exchange, whether direct or indirect, services to enhance the appearance of the face, neck, arms, legs, or shoulders of a human being by the removal of hair by the use of depilatories, waxes or tweezing but shall not include the practice of electrology. See N.Y. General Business Law 400
b. Such application shall be in a form and manner prescribed by the secretary and shall contain such information as, in the secretary's judgment, is reasonable and necessary to determine the qualifications and fitness for licensing of the applicant.
c. The application shall be subscribed by the applicant and affirmed under penalty of perjury.
d. Each application shall be accompanied by the appropriate fee as prescribed by this article.
e. Each application shall be accompanied by a certificate of a duly licensed physician, or nurse practitioner to the extent authorized by law and consistent with subdivision three of § 6902 of the education law on a form prescribed by the secretary, showing freedom from any infectious or communicable disease which certificate shall have been issued within thirty days prior to the date of the filing of the application.
f. Notwithstanding the educational requirements of this section, a trainee may obtain a license to practice nail specialty if such trainee provides satisfactory evidence to the secretary that such trainee has been actively engaged in a traineeship for a period of one year and has completed a course of study set forth by the secretary. Such course of study may be delivered by electronic means.
2. a. Any person seventeen years of age or older may apply to the secretary for a license to practice nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics or cosmetology.
b. Each such application shall also be accompanied by satisfactory evidence of having taken and passed the appropriate examination or examinations offered by the secretary pursuant to this Article of the successful completion of an approved course of study in nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics or cosmetology in a school duly licensed pursuant to the education law.
c. Any applicant for a license to practice nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics or cosmetology may submit satisfactory evidence of licensure to practice an equivalent occupation issued by any other state, territory, protectorate or dependency of the United States or any other country in lieu of the evidence of schooling and examination required by this subdivision, provided that such license was granted in compliance with standards which were, in the judgment of the secretary, not lower than those of this state and provided that such state, territory, protectorate, dependency, or country extends similar reciprocity to the licensees of this state, or the applicant practiced an equivalent occupation in such state, territory, protectorate, dependency or country for a minimum of five years, or the applicant is a member of the household of a member of the armed forces of the United States, national guard or reserves and was a member of such household before such member relocated to the state.
d. Notwithstanding the educational requirements of this section and the testing requirements of this section, an applicant who otherwise has met the licensing requirements of this article for a nail specialist, waxer, natural hair stylist, esthetician or cosmetologist who shall provide satisfactory evidence he or she has been actively and continuously engaged in the practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics or cosmetology for at least one year prior to the effective date of this article, may be issued a license for nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics or cosmetology pursuant to this article. Notwithstanding the educational and testing requirements of this section, a person licensed to practice barbering under article twenty-eight of this chapter who otherwise has met the licensing requirements of this article may be issued a license to practice natural hairstyling. Other than applicants licensed under article twenty-eight of this chapter, those persons who apply after a twelve month period from the effective date of this article will be required to provide evidence of training and to take the examination or examinations as required for other licenses pursuant to this article.
e. Upon acceptance by the secretary of a proper application for an operator's license to practice nail speciality, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics or cosmetology, the secretary may issue a temporary operator's license which shall expire six months from issuance. Upon good cause shown, the secretary may renew a temporary operator's license for one additional six-month period upon filing the appropriate application and fee.
3. Appearance enhancement business license. a. Any person, eighteen years of age or older, or any firm, limited liability company, partnership or corporation having at least one member eighteen years of age or older may apply to the secretary for an appearance enhancement business license.
b. Each such application for an appearance enhancement business license shall be accompanied by evidence of a bond or liability insurance.
4. a. Notwithstanding any provision contained in this article to the contrary, if any person, eligible for any license pursuant to this article, should be called to active military service at or during the time application for any license is required to be filed and license fee paid, pursuant to the provisions of this article, the period within which said application may be filed and license fee may be paid, is extended on behalf of such person, until three months after the termination of said military service.
b. In the case of persons who are called to active military service and will be discharged from active military service, the period of two years specified in paragraph d of subdivision two of this section need not be continuous. The length of time such person was engaged in the practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics or cosmetology before entering active military service may be added to any period of time during which such person was or is engaged in the practice of nail specialty, waxing, natural hair styling, esthetics or cosmetology after the termination of active military service.