NC Board of Barber Examiners – Occupational Licensing Board

The purpose of the Board is to issue a certificate of apprenticeship or registration to those individuals that meet the criteria of the Board.  This individuals that meet the criteria of the Board.  This individual must have completed 1528 class room hours and passed a written and practical exam to be issued an apprentice license.  The registered barber must have also completed a 12 month apprenticeship under the supervision of a registered barber and has passed a practical exam.

The Board ensures that no person or combination of persons shall, either directly or indirectly, practice or attempt to practice barbering in the State of North Carolina without first obtaining a certificate issued pursuant to provision of the General Statute by the State Board of Barber Examiners.

The Board ensures that no person or combination of  persons, or corporation, shall operate, manage or attempt to operate or manage a barber school, barbershop, or any other place where barber services are rendered without first obtaining a shop permit, or school permit, issued by the State Board of Barber Examiners.

The Board has the responsibility to see that inspections of barbershops and schools are conducted to determine compliance with sanitary regulations.

The Board must adopt sanitary regulations concerning barber schools and shops and procedural rules in accordance with the General Statute guidelines.

The Board must review the barber licensing laws of other states and determine which are the substantive equivalent of the laws of North Carolina for the purposes of its General Statute.

The Board must conduct examinations of applicants for certificate of registration as a registered barber, registered apprentice and barber school instructor.

The Board shall adopt regulations prohibiting the use of commercial chemicals of unknown content by person registered under the General Statute 86A-24.

The Board must instruct persons registered under General Statute 86A-24 in the proper use and application of commercial chemicals where no manufacturer’s instructions are included.  In the alternative, the board shall prohibit the use of such commercial chemicals by persons registered under 86A-24.