2005 West Virginia Code - §30-27-10. — Requirements to operate shops and schools; sanitary rules.

§30-27-10. Requirements to operate shops and schools; sanitary rules.
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to own or operate a beauty shop or barbershop, or a school of beauty culture or barbering, or to act as a barber, beautician or manicurist, unless:
(a) The beauty shop, barbershop, or school of beauty culture or barbering shall before opening its place of business to the public, have been approved by the board as having met all the requirements and qualifications for the places of business as are required by this article and for this purpose. It shall be the duty of the owner or operator of each beauty shop, barbershop, or school of beauty culture or barbering to notify the board, in writing, at least ten days before the proposed opening date of the shop or school, whereupon it shall become the duty of the board, through the inspectors herein provided for, to inspect that shop or school. Upon giving notice of the opening of any shop or school, the owner or operator shall pay to the board an inspection fee of twenty-five dollars. In the event the shop or school fails to meet the requirements of this article, and is not approved, the inspection fee shall be returned to the person paying same. Any shop or school meeting the prescribed requirements shall be granted a license permitting it to do business. If, however, after thelapse of ten days after the giving of the notice of opening to the board, an inspection is not made or a certificate of opening has not been granted or refused, the owner or operator of the shop or school may open provisionally subject to later inspection and to all other provisions and rules provided for in this article;
(b) All shops and schools, bathrooms, toilets and adjoining rooms used in connection therewith, are kept clean, sanitary, well lighted and ventilated at all times. The use of chunk alum, powder puffs and styptic pencils in any shop is prohibited;
(c) Each barber, beautician, manicurist, instructor and student shall thoroughly cleanse his or her hands with soap and water immediately before serving any patron;
(d) Each patron is served with clean, freshly laundered linen that is kept in a closed cabinet used for that purpose alone. All linens, immediately after being used, shall be placed in a receptacle used for that purpose alone.
The board of health shall prescribe any other rules in regard to sanitation and cleanliness in such shops and schools as it may deem proper and necessary: Provided, That these shops may contain a tropical bird for display purposes: Provided, however, That the board of health in consultation with the board of barbers and cosmetologists and the board of veterinary medicine shall promulgate rules establishing minimum sanitary and safetyrequirements designed to protect the health of both the public and the tropical birds. The director of health or inspectors designated pursuant to subsection (d), section one, article fourteen, chapter sixteen of the code shall have the power to enforce compliance. All rules shall be kept posted in a conspicuous place in each shop or school.