Virginia Decodedhttps://vacode.org6966954.1-704.2License required for schools of barbering, cosmetology, nail care, waxing, tattooing, body-piercing, ear-piercing, or esthetics2025Professions and OccupationsProfessions and Occupations Regulated by the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation and Boards Within the DepartmentBarbers and Cosmetologists

Except as provided in § 54.1-701, no person, firm, or corporation shall operate or attempt to operate a school of barbering, cosmetology, nail care, waxing, tattooing, body-piercing, ear-piercing, or esthetics unless licensed by the Board pursuant to its regulations.

2000, c. 726; 2002, cc. 797, 869; 2003, c. 600; 2005, c. 829; 2012, cc. 803, 835; 2025, cc. 308, 322.