Nevada Administrative Code

NAC 643.050 Apprentice: Time limitation to take examination for licensure as barber; revocation of license for noncompliance; restoration of license. (NRS 643.050) 1. A licensed apprentice shall come before the Board for examination to receive his or her license to engage in the …

NAC 643.060 Qualifications of barbers licensed in foreign countries. (NRS 643.050) 1. A barber who is licensed in a foreign country and not in any state may qualify for examination for a license as an apprentice by meeting those requirements listed in NAC 643.010. 2. If an applic…

NAC 643.070 Fee for examination. (NRS 643.050, 643.090) The fee for an examination is $100. [Barbers’ Health & Sanitation Bd., Rule 30, eff. 10-8-70; A 7-10-72]—(NAC A 9-16-92; R101-18, 9-27-2018)

NAC 643.080 Interpreters. 1. An interpreter may be used by applicants for examinations. 2. Upon receiving a request for an interpreter from an applicant, the Board will appoint a qualified person. 3. The applicant must pay all costs incurred in the appointment of an interpreter. …

NAC 643.090 Limitation on number of examinations to practice as an apprentice. An applicant who fails four examinations to practice as an apprentice will not be allowed to take any further examinations. [Barbers’ Health & Sanitation Bd., part Rule 24, eff. 10-8-70; A 6-1-74; 7-16…

NAC 643.100 Failure of examination for licensure as apprentice; failure to take scheduled examination. (NRS 643.050) 1. If an applicant for a license as an apprentice fails the examination, the applicant may not take another examination until he or she has given proof to the Boar…

NAC 643.110 Failure of examination for licensure as barber; limitation on number of times examination may be taken. (NRS 643.050) 1. Each apprentice who fails the examination for licensure as a barber must appear before the Board for examination at least once in each year thereaf…

NAC 643.120 Apprentice: Requirements for education and experience. (NRS 643.050) 1. An applicant for a license as an apprentice must have completed barber school within 1 year after the date of first entrance. 2. If more than 12 months have elapsed since the applicant completed b…

NAC 643.130 Equivalency examination. (NRS 643.050) 1. If an applicant for a license as a barber or an apprentice does not meet the educational requirements established by the Board, he or she may take an equivalency examination which must be administered by the testing department…

NAC 643.140 Licenses from barber schools in foreign countries not recognized. (NRS 643.050) Licenses from barber schools in foreign countries will not be recognized by the Board. [Barbers’ Health & Sanitation Bd., Rule 31, eff. 10-8-70]—(NAC A by R084-99, 1-18-2000)

NAC 643.150 Temporary permits. Temporary permits to practice barbering in this state will not be issued. [Barbers’ Health & Sanitation Bd., Rule 34, eff. 10-8-70]

NAC 643.160 Fees: Proration of initial fee; renewal or restoration of license. (NRS 643.050, 643.140) 1. The initial fee paid by an apprentice or a barber for a license issued not more than 6 months before its renewal date may be prorated at the rate of $3 per month. 2. A license…

NAC 643.170 Fees: Replacement of lost license or renewal application. (NRS 643.050, 643.140) The Board will replace a lost license or a renewal application issued with a license upon the receipt of a fee of $20. [Barbers’ Health & Sanitation Bd., Rule 36, eff. 10-8-70; A 1-6-72; …

NAC 643.180 Apprentice: Restoration of revoked license. (NRS 643.050) Except as otherwise provided in NAC 643.050, an apprentice whose license has been revoked may have it restored by completing a 250-hour refresher course in a barber school approved by the Board and passing the …

NAC 643.190 Plan of barbershop to be submitted for approval. 1. Each application for a license to operate a barbershop must include a plan drawn to scale with the dimensions clearly shown. 2. If an area or the dimensions of a barbershop are changed, the licensee shall submit new …

NAC 643.195 Fee for inspection. (NRS 643.050) The fee for an inspection of a barbershop is $50. (Added to NAC by Barbers’ Health & Sanitation Bd., eff. 9-16-92; A by R057-01, 12-17-2001)

NAC 643.200 Fees for initial license, renewal of license and restoration of license. (NRS 643.1714) 1. The fee for a license to operate a barbershop or to renew the license is $50 if the license is for 6 months or more. If the license is for less than 6 months, the fee is $15. 2.…

NAC 643.210 Fee for replacement of license or renewal application. (NRS 643.1714) The Board will replace a license to operate a barbershop or a renewal application issued with a license upon the receipt of a fee of $20. [Barbers’ Health & Sanitation Bd., Rule 38, eff. 10-8-70; A …

NAC 643.220 Barbershops in which apprenticeships may be served. (NRS 643.050) 1. A licensed apprentice shall not work as an apprentice or serve his or her apprenticeship or any part thereof in a barbershop of which: (a) The apprentice or the apprentice’s spouse is the owner or ha…

NAC 643.230 Limitation on number of apprentices employed. (NRS 643.050) Each barber may employ apprentices in the ratio of not more than two apprentices to each licensed barber working in the barbershop, but may not employ more than six apprentices in the barbershop. [Barbers’ He…

NAC 643.240 Agreement for leasing of barber’s chair. (NRS 643.050) Each agreement for the leasing of a barber’s chair by an apprentice must be: 1. In writing; and 2. Signed by the licensed barber who will control and supervise the apprentice and by the apprentice. [Barbers’ Healt…

NAC 643.250 Barbershops required to be separate entities. No barbershop may be operated in connection with any business other than a stand for shining shoes or a manicurist’s stand, or both, unless a substantial partition extending 8 feet high or to the ceiling, if the ceiling is…

NAC 643.260 Entrances and exits required to have doors. All entrances and exits of a barbershop must be provided with a door. [Barbers’ Health & Sanitation Bd., part Rule 1, eff. 10-8-70]

NAC 643.270 Main entrance. The main entrance of a barbershop must lead directly to a public walkway, hallway or lobby. [Barbers’ Health & Sanitation Bd., Rule 16, eff. 10-8-70]

NAC 643.280 Minimum requirements for space. A barbershop must have an area of at least 100 square feet for the first barber’s chair and 60 square feet for each additional chair in the main business area. The area in each shop must be of such proportions as to provide adequate wor…

NAC 643.290 Leasing and rental agreements. (NRS 643.050) If a barbershop is owned by a person other than a licensed barber or is owned by licensed barbers but is managed by another licensed barber, the owner of the shop shall furnish a leasing and rental agreement to the Board on…

NAC 643.300 Absence of barber from barbershop. (NRS 643.050) 1. A licensed barber may take normal lunch periods, break periods and may be absent from a barbershop for other emergency medical and dental reasons for reasonable amounts of time. 2. If illness prevents a licensed barb…

NAC 643.320 General requirements. 1. A barbershop must be well-lighted and well-ventilated. 2. The furniture, equipment, tools, utensils, floors, walls and ceilings of a barbershop must be kept in a clean and sanitary condition at all times. The floor of a barber’s station must b…

NAC 643.330 Sinks; connections for disposal of sewage. (NRS 643.050) 1. A barbershop must have at least one sink for every two work areas or barbers’ chairs. The sink may not be more than 3 feet from each work area or chair. 2. A barbershop must have suitable connections for the …

NAC 643.350 Waste receptacles; disposal of single-use items. (NRS 643.050) 1. At least one covered waste receptacle must be provided for each barber’s chair. 2. All single-use items including, without limitation, neck strips, must be disposed of immediately in the waste receptacl…

NAC 643.355 Sterilization of implements. (NRS 643.050, 643.200) 1. Before a barber or apprentice uses any implement, the implement must be: (a) Cleaned using: (1) Soap or detergent and rinsing with clean water; or (2) A blade wash; (b) Disinfected with a disinfectant that meets t…

NAC 643.360 Washing of hands. Every barber or apprentice shall wash his or her hands with soap and water immediately before serving each patron. [Barbers’ Health & Sanitation Bd., Rule 7, eff. 10-8-70]

NAC 643.370 Shaving mugs and brushes. Shaving mugs and brushes are prohibited. [Barbers’ Health & Sanitation Bd., Rule 8, eff. 10-8-70]—(NAC A 5-19-88)

NAC 643.380 Towels. (NRS 643.050, 643.200) 1. A clean and unused towel must be used for each patron and may not be used again on another patron until it has been relaundered. 2. A covered and vented receptacle must be available for depositing used towels. 3. A used towel which is…

NAC 643.400 Storage of linen and towels. Clean linen and paper towels must be stored in closed cabinets. [Barbers’ Health & Sanitation Bd., Rule 15, eff. 10-8-70]

NAC 643.410 Toilets. Adequate toilets must be in or immediately adjacent to a barbershop. [Barbers’ Health & Sanitation Bd., Rule 20, eff. 10-8-70]

NAC 643.415 Prohibition against removal of warts, moles and blemishes and performance of service on skin with wounds. (NRS 643.050, 643.200) Barbers and apprentices may not: 1. Remove by any method, warts, moles or skin blemishes of any kind; or 2. Perform a service on a person w…

NAC 643.420 Student’s license. 1. No student may enroll in a barber school if the student has not been issued a student’s license by the Board. 2. A student’s license must be posted in a conspicuous place near his or her barber’s chair. A picture of the student must be posted wit…

NAC 643.430 Student’s license: Qualifications of applicant; effect of prior felony conviction. (NRS 643.050, 643.176) 1. An applicant for a license as a student must: (a) Have a high school diploma or its equivalent; and (b) Be an American citizen or lawfully entitled to live and…

NAC 643.440 Prohibition on student receiving license or enrolling in school with certain diseases; physical examination of student before receipt of license. (NRS 643.050, 643.176) 1. No student will receive a student’s license or be permitted to enroll in a barber school while h…

NAC 643.450 Instructor’s license: Examination. (NRS 643.050, 643.176, 643.1777) An examination for an instructor’s license will consist of written questions pertaining to all phases of the science of barbering, the management of a barbershop, ethics, salesmanship, applicable stat…

NAC 643.455 Fee for instructor’s license. (NRS 643.050, 643.176) Each instructor in a barber school must pay: 1. A fee of $250 to be issued an instructor’s license. 2. A fee of $250 to renew an instructor’s license pursuant to NAC 643.460. (Added to NAC by Barbers’ Health & Sanit…

NAC 643.460 Instructor’s license: Renewal or restoration. (NRS 643.050) 1. An instructor’s license must be renewed on or before April 1 of each year. Any license which is not renewed during the month of April expires on May 1 in that year. 2. An instructor’s license which has exp…

NAC 643.462 Instructor’s license: Prerequisite for renewal. (NRS 643.050, 643.176) 1. As a prerequisite for each renewal of an instructor’s license, a licensee must complete, during the 12 months immediately preceding the renewal, at least 16 hours of continuing education approve…

NAC 643.465 Instructor’s license: Approval for seminar, course or other training; review of application. (NRS 643.050, 643.176) 1. A person who wishes to obtain approval for a seminar, course or other training to satisfy the requirements for continuing education pursuant to NAC 6…

NAC 643.467 Application for license to operate barber school; requirements. (NRS 643.050, 643.174) In addition to the requirements set forth in NRS 643.173, an applicant for a license to operate a barber school must: 1. Submit to the Board: (a) An independent credit report from a…

NAC 643.470 Minimum requirements for space. 1. A barber school must have an area of at least 120 square feet for the first barber’s chair and 80 square feet for each additional chair. 2. A classroom must have an area of at least 300 square feet. 3. A locker room and storage area …