Article 2.

Barbers.

§ 86B‑21.  Necessity for license and shop or school permit.

No person or combination of persons shall, either directly or indirectly, practice or attempt to practice barbering in the State of North Carolina without first obtaining a license either as a licensed apprentice or as a licensed barber issued pursuant to provisions of this Chapter by the North Carolina Board of Barber and Electrolysis Examiners. No person or combination of persons, or corporation, shall operate, manage or attempt to operate or manage a barber school, barbershop, mobile barbershop, or any other place where barber services are rendered, after July 1, 1945, without first obtaining a shop permit, or school permit, issued by the Board pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. (1929, c. 119, s. 1; 1941, c. 375, s. 1; 1945, c. 830, s. 1; 1979, c. 695, s. 1; recodified from N.C. Gen. Stat. 86A‑1 by 2022‑72, s. 1(m); 2022‑72, s. 2.)