I. In order to be issued a barber‘s license by the board, a person shall:
(a) Be of good professional character;

Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 313-A:10

  • Barber: means any person practicing barbering. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 313-A:1
  • Barbering: means :
    (a) Shaving or trimming the beard or cutting the hair;
    (b) Giving facial or scalp massages or treatment with oils, creams, lotions, or other preparations, either by hand or mechanical appliances; or
    (c) Shampooing, arranging, dressing, or styling the hair. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 313-A:1
  • Board: means the board of barbering, cosmetology, and esthetics. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 313-A:1
  • Master barber: means any person licensed by the board as a master barber to practice the following:
    (a) Shaving or trimming the beard or cutting the hair;
    (b) Giving facial or scalp massages or treatment with oils, creams, lotions, or other preparations, either by hand or mechanical appliances;
    (c) Shampooing, arranging, dressing, or dyeing the hair or applying hair tonics;
    (d) Applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays, or lotions to scalp, face, or neck, or removing superfluous hair from the face and neck of any person; or
    (e) Styling, waving, curling, straightening, or bleaching the hair by mechanical or chemical means. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 313-A:1
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
  • petition: when used in connection with the equity jurisdiction of the superior court, and referring to a document filed with the court, shall mean complaint, and "petitioner" shall mean plaintiff. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:51
  • School: means a school or other institution, or a dedicated program within such school or institution, conducted for the purpose of teaching cosmetology, manicuring, barbering, or esthetics. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 313-A:1
  • state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4

(b) Have completed high school or its equivalent;
(c) Have received training of:
(1) A minimum of 800 hours of training in a school of barbering approved by the board; or
(2) A minimum of 1,600 hours distributed over a period of at least 12 months under a licensed barber who has engaged in the practice of barbering within the state for at least 2 years;
(d) Pass an examination conducted by the board; and
(e) Pay a fee established by the board.
II. An applicant not meeting the conditions of N.H. Rev. Stat. § 313-A:10, I(b) through (c) may petition the board for exemption. The board, acting under rules adopted under N.H. Rev. Stat. § 313-A:8, XVI, may grant the exemption.
III. In order to be issued a master barber‘s license by the board, a person shall:
(a) Be of good professional character;
(b) Have completed high school or its equivalent;
(c) Have received training of:
(1) A minimum of 1,500 hours of training in a school of master barbering approved by the board; or
(2) A minimum of 3,000 hours distributed over a period of at least 18 months under a licensed barber who has engaged in the practice of barbering within the state for at least 2 years;
(d) Pass an examination conducted by the board; and
(e) Pay a fee established by the board.