2017 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 61 - Professional and Occupational Licenses
Article 17A - Barbers and Cosmetologists
Section 61-17A-2 - Definitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2020.)

61-17A-2. Definitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2020.)

As used in the Barbers and Cosmetologists Act:

A. "barber" means a person, other than a student, who for compensation engages in barbering;

B. "board" means the board of barbers and cosmetologists;

C. "cosmetologist" means a person, other than a student, who for compensation engages in cosmetology;

D. "electrologist" means a person, other than a student, who for compensation removes hair from or destroys hair on the human body through the use of an electric current applied to the body with a needle-shaped electrode or probe;

E. "enterprise" means a business venture, firm or organization;

F. "establishment" means an immobile beauty shop, barber shop, electrology clinic, salon or similar place of business in which cosmetology, barbering, eyebrow threading, hairstyling or electrolysis is performed;

G. "esthetician" means a person, other than a student, who for compensation:

(1) uses cosmetic preparations, including makeup applications, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or creams, for the purpose of preserving the health and beauty of the skin and body;

(2) massages, cleans, stimulates or manipulates the skin for the purpose of preserving the health and beauty of the skin and body; or

(3) performs activities similar to the activities described in Paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection on any part of the body of a person;

H. "eyebrow threading" means a method of hair removal in which a thin thread is doubled, twisted and then rolled over areas of unwanted hair, plucking the hair at the follicle level;

I. "hairstylist" means a person, other than a student, who for compensation engages in hairstyling;

J. "manicurist-pedicurist" means a person, other than a student, who for compensation performs work on the nails of a person and applies nail extensions or products to the nails for the purpose of strengthening or preserving the health and beauty of the hands or feet;

K. "sanitation" means the maintenance of sanitary conditions to promote hygiene and the prevention of disease through the use of chemical agents or products;

L. "school" means a public or private instructional facility approved by the board that teaches cosmetology, barbering or hairstyling; and

M. "student" means a person enrolled in a school to learn or be trained in cosmetology, barbering, hairstyling or electrolysis.

History: Laws 1993, ch. 171, 2; 1997, ch. 218, 1; 2017, ch. 108, 1; 2017, ch. 112, 3.