No individual shall do any of the following:
(A) Use fraud or deceit in obtaining or making application for a license, permit, or registration;
(B) Aid or abet any individual or entity in any of the following:
(1) Violating this chapter or a rule adopted under it;
(2) Obtaining a license, permit, or registration fraudulently;
(3) Falsely pretending to hold a current, valid license or permit.
(C) Practice a branch of cosmetology, for pay, free, or otherwise, without one of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:
(1) A current, valid license under section4713.28,4713.30, or4713.34of the Revised Code;
(2) A current, valid temporary pre-examination work permit issued under section4713.22of the Revised Code;
(3) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section4713.37of the Revised Code;
(4) A current, valid registration under section4713.69of the Revised Code.
(D) Employ an individual to practice a branch of cosmetology if the individual does not hold one of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:
(1) A current, valid license under section4713.28,4713.30, or4713.34of the Revised Code;
(2) A current, valid temporary pre-examination work permit issued under section4713.22of the Revised Code;
(3) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section4713.37of the Revised Code;
(4) A current, valid registration under section4713.69of the Revised Code.
(E) Except for apprentice instructors and as provided in section4713.45of the Revised Code, teach the theory or practice of a branch of cosmetology at a school without either of the following authorizing the teaching of that branch of cosmetology:
(1) A current, valid license under section4713.31or4713.34of the Revised Code;
(2) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section4713.37of the Revised Code.
(F) Advertise or operate a glamour photography service in which a branch of cosmetology is practiced unless the individual practicing the branch of cosmetology holds either of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:
(1) A current, valid license under section4713.28,4713.30, or4713.34of the Revised Code;
(2) A current, valid temporary special occasion work permit issued under section4713.37of the Revised Code.
(G) Advertise or operate a glamour photography service in which a branch of cosmetology is practiced at a location not specified by rules adopted under section4713.08of the Revised Code;
(H) Practice a branch of cosmetology at a salon as an independent contractor without a current, valid independent contractor license issued under section4713.39of the Revised Code;
(I) Operate a salon without a current, valid license under section4713.41of the Revised Code;
(J) Provide any of the following at a salon for pay, free, or otherwise:
(1) Massage therapy, unless the individual has a current, valid license issued by the state medical board under section4731.15of the Revised Code;
(2) Any other professional service, unless the individual has a current, valid license or certificate issued by the professional regulatory board of this state that regulates the profession;
(3) Cosmetic therapy, unless the individual is authorized by rules adopted under section4713.08of the Revised Code.
(K) Teach a branch of cosmetology at a salon, unless the individual receiving the instruction holds either of the following authorizing the practice of that branch of cosmetology:
(1) A current, valid license under section4713.28,4713.30, or4713.34of the Revised Code;
(2) A current, valid temporary pre-examination work permit issued under section4713.22of the Revised Code.
(L) Operate a school without a current, valid license under section4713.44of the Revised Code;
(M) At a salon or school, do any of the following:
(1) Use or possess a cosmetic product containing an ingredient that the United States food and drug administration has prohibited by regulation;
(2) Use a cosmetic product in a manner inconsistent with a restriction established by the United States food and drug administration by regulation;
(3) Use or possess a liquid nail monomer containing any trace of methyl methacrylate (MMA).
(N) While in charge of a salon or school, permit any individual to sleep in, or use for residential purposes, any room used wholly or in part as the salon or school;
(O) Maintain, as an established place of business for the practice of one or more of the branches of cosmetology, a room used wholly or in part for sleeping or residential purposes;
(P) Operate a tanning facility that is offered to the public for a fee or other compensation without a current, valid permit under section4713.48of the Revised Code;
(Q) Practice a branch of cosmetology in a location other than a licensed facility unless otherwise exempted under section4713.16,4713.17, or4713.351of the Revised Code;
(R) Use any of the services or arts that are part of the practice of a branch of cosmetology to treat or attempt to cure a physical or mental disease or ailment.
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