No salon may offer apprenticeship education without obtaining an apprentice salon license. The owner of the salon may apply to the commission to be licensed as an apprentice salon if:

(1) The salon meets the applicable requirements of this chapter and rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter;

(2) The salon has passed the annual inspection for the current year; and

(3) The application is accompanied by the fee required in this chapter.

The apprentice salon license is valid for the length of the apprenticeship as stated in § 36-15-45. If the apprenticeship period extends longer than the length of hours in § 36-15-45, as applicable, then the apprentice salon license shall be renewed. The commission may grant an extension of the license for good cause. The commission shall define good cause by rules promulgated pursuant to chapter 1–26.

Source: SL 2003, ch 202, § 49.