                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

LICENSE REQUIRED FOR BARBERSHOP, COSMETOLOGY SALON, NAIL CARE SALON, WAXING
SALON, TATTOO PARLOR, BODY-PIERCING SALON, EAR-PIERCING SALON, AND ESTHETICS SPA
(§ 54.1-704.1)

No individual or entity shall operate a barbershop, cosmetology salon, nail care
salon, waxing salon, tattoo parlor, body-piercing salon, ear-piercing salon, or
esthetics spa without a valid license issued by the Board.
		The provisions of this section shall not apply to a licensed barber,
cosmetologist, nail technician, waxing technician, tattooer, body-piercer,
ear-piercer, or esthetician who does not have an ownership interest in a
licensed barbershop, cosmetology salon, nail care salon, waxing salon, tattoo
parlor, body-piercing salon, ear-piercing salon, or esthetics spa in which he is
employed.

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