No person shall engage in the practice of barbering in the city unless
licensed by the Health Officer pursuant to this article.
All persons licensed pursuant to this article shall conform to the following
regulations:
A. Shall not practice barbering while having a communicable
disease.
B. Shall not habitually use a habit forming drug.
C. Shall not be an habitual drunkard.
D. Shall not be guilty of immoral or unprofessional conduct
in the prosecution of his business.
E. Shall not use fraud or bribery in securing a license.
F. Shall not be guilty of gross malpractice or gross incompetence.
G. Shall not use a room for the practice of barbering not
permitted by law.
H. Shall post and keep posted in a conspicuous place in
the room where he practices barbering the license required by this chapter.
I. Shall obey all the rules and regulations of the Public
Health Law and Sanitary Code of the State of New York and of the Health Officer
of the city relating to barber shops and ordinances of the City Council relating
to the practice of barbering.
J. Shall not engage in the practice of barbering on the
first day of the week commonly called "Sunday."
K. The clear interior view of every room in which the practice
of barbering is carried on shall in no way be obstructed by a screen, nontransparent
glass, shade, blind, door, shutters, merchandise or other articles during
hours of business.
L. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct a barber
shop, barber school or barber college within the city.
M. Every such establishment and each room used for barber
purposes shall be provided with hot and cold running water; a wash basin of
nonabsorbent material properly trapped and sewer connected shall be provided
for use only for barber purposes.
N. All shades shall be up after working hours in every establishment
and each room used for barber purposes.
No person employing barbers or apprentices in the business of barbering
in the city shall employ a barber or an apprentice who is not licensed to
engage in said business in the city in accordance with this article.
The use of any room for barbering and beauty culture which is also used
for residential or business purposes (except the sale of hair tonic, lotions,
creams, cutlery, toilet articles, cigars, tobacco, confectionery and such
commodities as are used and sold in barber shops) is prohibited unless a substantial
partition of ceiling height separates the portion used for residential or
business purposes.
[Amended by Ord. No. 82-16, eff. 4-7-1981]
Fees for licenses which shall be paid to the Public Health Department
are as follows:
B. Barber's apprentice license: $5.
C. Barber's temporary license: $5.
D. Renewal of barber's license and barber's apprentice
license: $5.
[Amended by Ord. No. 72-12, eff. 7-5-1972]
Any violation of either this article or chapter, as the case may be, shall be punishable as provided in §
1-17 of Chapter
1, entitled "General Provisions," of this Code.