§ 17-26-403 - School of cosmetology -- Application to operate -- License.

17-26-403. School of cosmetology -- Application to operate -- License.

(a) Schools of cosmetology shall be conducted as provided in this subchapter.

(b) (1) A person, firm, or corporation desiring to conduct a school of cosmetology shall apply to the Department of Health for approval.

(2) The Department of Education shall not be required to apply to the Department of Health for approval.

(3) (A) When an application is made after January 1, the portion of the registration fee that the unexpired number of months in the year bears to the entire year, including the month the application is made, shall be paid to the Department of Health.

(B) In such a case the Department of Health shall issue a license for the fractional part of the year.

(c) The license authorizes the school of cosmetology holding it to transact operations in this state during the year or fraction thereof for which it is issued subject to the rules of the department.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorization or permission to conduct a school of cosmetology without a valid, existing, and unexpired license.