(1) The department shall issue a license to a barbershop which fulfills all of the following requirements:
  (a) Has made, through its owner, application to the department. The application shall include a description of the premises for which licensure is sought.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 339.1111

  • Barber: means a person who shaves or trims the beard of a person; cuts, trims, shampoos, relaxes, curls, permanently waves, dresses, tints, bleaches, colors, arranges, or styles the hair of a person; massages the face and head of a person; or renders personal services of a similar nature customarily done by a barber. See Michigan Laws 339.1101
  • Barbershop: means a place, establishment, or premises or part of a premises where a person performs as a barber. See Michigan Laws 339.1101
  (b) Has satisfactorily passed an inspection to determine that the barbershop has met sanitation and establishment standards prescribed in rules promulgated under this article.
  (2) A barbershop shall be completely partitioned from a dwelling and shall not be occupied for lodging or residential purposes.
  (3) The transfer of ownership or location of a barbershop shall automatically revoke its license. A new license shall not be granted to a new owner or at a new location unless the requirements of subsection (1) have been fulfilled.
  (4) The licenses of the barbershop and all barbers working in the barbershop shall be displayed in a prominent place visible to the public at all times. The license of an individual barber may be posted at the barber’s work station.