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Section 4713.14 | Prohibited acts.

 

No individual shall do any of the following:

(A) Use fraud or deceit in making application for a license, permit, or registration;

(B) Aid or abet any individual or entity in any of the following:

(1) Violating this chapter or a rule adopted under it;

(2) Obtaining a license, permit, or registration fraudulently;

(3) Falsely pretending to hold a current, valid license or permit.

(C) Practice a branch of cosmetology, for pay, free, or otherwise, without one of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:

(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;

(2) A current, valid temporary pre-examination work permit issued under section 4713.22 of the Revised Code;

(3) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code;

(4) A current, valid temporary work permit issued under rules adopted by the board pursuant to section 4713.08 of the Revised Code;

(5) A current, valid registration under section 4713.69 of the Revised Code.

(D) Employ an individual to practice a branch of cosmetology if the individual does not hold one of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:

(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;

(2) A current, valid temporary pre-examination work permit issued under section 4713.22 of the Revised Code;

(3) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code;

(4) A current, valid temporary work permit issued under rules adopted by the board pursuant to section 4713.08 of the Revised Code;

(5) A current, valid registration under section 4713.69 of the Revised Code.

(E) Except for apprentice instructors and as provided in section 4713.45 of the Revised Code, teach the theory or practice of a branch of cosmetology at a school of cosmetology without either of the following authorizing the teaching of that branch of cosmetology:

(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.31 or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;

(2) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code.

(F) Advertise or operate a glamour photography service in which a branch of cosmetology is practiced unless the individual practicing the branch of cosmetology holds either of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:

(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;

(2) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section 4713.37 of the Revised Code.

(G) Advertise or operate a glamour photography service in which a branch of cosmetology is practiced at a location not specified by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code;

(H) Practice a branch of cosmetology at a salon as an independent contractor without a current, valid independent contractor license issued under section 4713.39 of the Revised Code;

(I) Operate a salon without a current, valid license under section 4713.41 of the Revised Code;

(J) Provide any of the following at a salon for pay, free, or otherwise:

(1) Massage therapy, unless the individual has a current, valid license issued by the state medical board under section 4731.15 of the Revised Code;

(2) Any other professional service, unless the individual has a current, valid license or certificate issued by the professional regulatory board of this state that regulates the profession;

(3) Cosmetic therapy, unless the individual is authorized by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code.

(K) Teach a branch of cosmetology at a salon, unless the individual receiving the instruction holds either of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:

(1) A current, valid license under section 4713.28, 4713.30, or 4713.34 of the Revised Code;

(2) A current, valid temporary pre-examination work permit issued under section 4713.22 of the Revised Code.

(L) Operate a school of cosmetology without a current, valid license under section 4713.44 of the Revised Code;

(M) At a salon or school of cosmetology, do any of the following:

(1) Use or possess a cosmetic product containing an ingredient that the United States food and drug administration has prohibited by regulation;

(2) Use a cosmetic product in a manner inconsistent with a restriction established by the United States food and drug administration by regulation;

(3) Use or possess a liquid nail monomer containing any trace of methyl methacrylate (MMA).

(N) While in charge of a salon or school of cosmetology, permit any individual to sleep in, or use for residential purposes, any room used wholly or in part as the salon or school of cosmetology;

(O) Maintain, as an established place of business for the practice of one or more of the branches of cosmetology, a room used wholly or in part for sleeping or residential purposes;

(P) Operate a tanning facility that is offered to the public for a fee or other compensation without a current, valid permit under section 4713.48 of the Revised Code;

(Q) Practice a branch of cosmetology in a location other than a licensed facility unless otherwise exempted under section 4713.16 or 4713.17 of the Revised Code;

(R) Use any of the services or arts that are part of cosmetology to treat or attempt to cure a physical or mental disease or ailment.

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