§ 43-04-40 — Refusal and revocation of certificate

The board either may refuse to issue or renew a certificate of registration to practice
barbering or may suspend or revoke the same for any one, or a combination, of the following
causes:
1. Conviction of an offense, shown by a certified copy of the record of conviction,
determined by the board to have a direct bearing upon a person's ability to serve the
public as a barber, or the board determines, following conviction of any offense, that
the person is not sufficiently rehabilitated under section 12.1-33-02.1.
2. Gross malpractice or gross incompetency.
3. Continued practice by a person knowingly having an infectious or contagious disease.
4. Habitual drunkenness or habitual addiction to the use of morphine, cocaine, or other
habit-forming drug.
5. Advertising by means of knowingly false or deceptive statements.
6. Immoral and unprofessional conduct.
7. When satisfied that any such person has violated any provision of this chapter.
8. Repeated violations of the rules of the board governing the sanitary regulation of
barbershops and barber schools.