Montana § 37-31-302 License Required To Practice, Teach, Or Operate Salon, Shop, Booth, Or School

Montana Statutes

§ 37-31-302 — License Required To Practice, Teach, Or Operate Salon, Shop, Booth, Or School

Montana § 37-31-302

Title 37PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Ch. 31BARBERING, COSMETOLOGY, ELECTROLOGY, ESTHETICS, AND MANICURING

Part 3Licensing

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 37-31-302 (2026).

Text

37-31-302 . License required to practice, teach, or operate salon, shop, booth, or school.

(1)A person may practice barbering, barbering nonchemical, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, or manicuring with a license as provided for in 37-31-304 .

(2)A person may teach barbering, barbering nonchemical, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, or manicuring with a license as provided for in 37-31-311 .

(3)A place may be used to teach barbering, barbering nonchemical, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, or manicuring for compensation with a license as provided for in 37-31-311 .

(4)A person may operate or manage a salon or shop with a license or a provisional license as provided in 37-31-312 .

(5)A person may not manage or operate a booth without a booth rental license.

(6)A person, firm,

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37-31-302 . License required to practice, teach, or operate salon, shop, booth, or school. (1) A person may practice barbering, barbering nonchemical, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, or manicuring with a license as provided for in 37-31-304 .
(2) A person may teach barbering, barbering nonchemical, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, or manicuring with a license as provided for in 37-31-311 .
(3) A place may be used to teach barbering, barbering nonchemical, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, or manicuring for compensation with a license as provided for in 37-31-311 .
(4) A person may operate or manage a salon or shop with a license or a provisional license as provided in 37-31-312 .
(5) A person may not manage or operate a booth without a booth rental license.
(6) A person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity desiring to operate a salon, shop, or booth shall apply to the department for a license. The application must be accompanied by the license fee.
(7) A license may be issued when the inspection fees required in 37-31-312 have been paid.

Legislative History

En. Sec. 1, Ch. 104, L. 1929; re-en. Sec. 3228.1, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 222, L. 1939; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 80, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 211, L. 1945; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 20, L. 1955; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 244, L. 1961; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 85, L. 1974; amd. Sec. 63, Ch. 350, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 66-801; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 106, L. 1981; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 602, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 88, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 473, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 305, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 38, Ch. 492, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 243, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 194, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 83, Ch. 467, L. 2005; amd. Sec. 6, Ch. 15, L. 2015; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 544, L. 2021; amd. Sec. 25, Ch. 279, L. 2025.