454.08(5)
(5) A person who is not licensed under
s. 454.06 by the examining board may own or operate an establishment, but may not practice barbering or cosmetology, aesthetics, electrology or manicuring.
454.08(6)
(6) A person who owns one or more barber or cosmetologist establishments shall employ at least one person as a manager who holds a manager license and works full time in the establishments.
454.08(7)
(7) Commercial businesses and practices other than barbering or cosmetology may be operated within a licensed establishment, except that a business or practice which poses a sanitation or health hazard may not be conducted within a licensed establishment.
454.08(8)
(8) The examining board shall furnish a certificate to the owner of a licensed establishment, certifying that the establishment is licensed by the examining board. The owner shall post the certificate in a conspicuous place in the establishment.
454.08(9)
(9) The renewal date for licenses issued under this section is specified under
s. 440.08 (2) (a), and the renewal fee for such licenses is determined by the department under
s. 440.03 (9) (a).
454.08 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
BC 3, Wis. adm. code.
454.10(1)(1) All apprentices shall be employed under an apprentice contract under
s. 106.01 and shall be governed by
s. 106.01, the apprenticeship rules of the department of workforce development, and the rules of the examining board.
454.10(2)
(2) Apprentices shall receive at least 3,712 hours of practical training and at least 288 training hours of instruction in theory in a school of barbering or cosmetology in order to complete the apprenticeship program and be eligible to take the examination for a barber or cosmetologist license. Apprentices shall receive training for a total of at least 32 hours per week. The training shall be completed in not less than 2 years and not more than 4 years.
454.10(3)(a)(a) No apprentice may practice barbering or cosmetology except under the supervision of a licensed manager or under the supervision of a licensed barber or cosmetologist to whom supervisory authority has been delegated by a licensed manager. A licensed manager may only delegate supervisory authority to a licensed barber or cosmetologist who has completed at least 2,000 hours of practice as a licensed barber or cosmetologist.
454.10(3)(b)
(b) Apprentices shall be trained in all branches of practical work and in all subjects required to be taught in schools of barbering or cosmetology as prescribed by the examining board by rule.
454.10(4)
(4) A person who has successfully completed the requirements of
sub. (2) may not continue to practice as an apprentice but may apply for a temporary permit under
s. 454.06 (10) (a).
454.10 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
BC 6, Wis. adm. code.
454.12
454.12
Continuing education. The examining board may impose continuing education requirements on licensees either:
454.12(1)
(1) As a part of the disciplinary process to ensure competency; or
454.12(2)
(2) By rule, if necessary to preserve the public health, safety or welfare.
454.12 History
History: 1987 a. 265.
454.12 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
BC 11, Wis. adm. code.
454.13
454.13
Licensees of other jurisdictions. 454.13(1)
(1) Upon application and payment of the fee specified in
s. 440.05 (2), the examining board may issue a license to practice barbering or cosmetology, aesthetics, electrology or manicuring or to practice as a manager to an applicant who is licensed in another state or territory of the United States or in another country to perform services which are substantially the same as those performed by licensees in this state and to whom either of the following applies:
454.13(1)(a)
(a) The applicant has at least 4,000 hours of experience in licensed practice, has never been disciplined by the licensing authority of another jurisdiction and is not a party to a proceeding before the licensing agency in which it is alleged that the applicant was negligent in the licensed practice or violated the law relating to the licensed practice.
454.13(1)(b)
(b) The applicant meets the requirements established in a reciprocal agreement under
sub. (2) between the examining board and the licensing authority in the state where the applicant is licensed.
454.13(2)
(2) The examining board may enter into reciprocal agreements with officials of other states for licensing barbers or cosmetologists, aestheticians, electrologists, manicurists and managers and grant licenses to persons licensed in other states according to the terms of such an agreement.
454.13 History
History: 1987 a. 265.
454.14(1)(1) The department shall appoint inspectors under the classified service to inspect licensed establishments.
454.14(2)
(2) An inspector appointed under
sub. (1) may enter and inspect any licensed establishment at any time during business hours.
454.14 History
History: 1987 a. 265.
454.14 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
BC 3, Wis. adm. code.
454.145
454.145
Disclosure of temporary permit status. A person practicing under a temporary permit issued under
s. 454.06 (10) shall, before performing a service that he or she is authorized to perform by the temporary permit, inform the person who is receiving the service that he or she is practicing under a temporary permit and that he or she has satisfied all requirements except passage of an examination for a license for the applicable occupation.
454.145 History
History: 1995 a. 231.
454.15
454.15
Disciplinary proceedings and actions. 454.15(1)
(1) Subject to the rules promulgated under
s. 440.03 (1), the examining board may make investigations or conduct hearings to determine whether a person has violated this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter.
454.15(2)
(2) Subject to the rules promulgated under
s. 440.03 (1) and this chapter, the examining board may revoke, limit, suspend or refuse to issue or renew, in accordance with the severity of the violation, a license or permit issued under this chapter or reprimand the holder of a license or permit issued under this chapter if it finds that the holder or applicant has done any of the following:
454.15(2)(a)
(a) Made a material misstatement in an application for license or permit or renewal.
454.15(2)(b)
(b) Failed to correct or take substantial steps approved by the examining board to correct a violation of any sanitary or other rule of the examining board within the time limit stated by the examining board in a notification of violation.
454.15(2)(c)
(c) Engaged in conduct in the practice of barbering or cosmetology, aesthetics, electrology or manicuring which evidences a lack of knowledge or ability to apply professional principles or skills.
454.15(2)(d)
(d) Subject to
ss. 111.321,
111.322 and
111.335, been convicted of a felony committed while engaged in the practice of barbering or cosmetology, aesthetics, electrology or manicuring.
454.15(2)(e)
(e) Continued practice while knowingly having an infectious, contagious or communicable disease.
454.15(2)(f)
(f) Advertised in a manner which is false, deceptive or misleading.
454.15(2)(g)
(g) Advertised, practiced or attempted to practice under another's name or another's trade name.
454.15(2)(h)
(h) Subject to
ss. 111.321,
111.322 and
111.34, been addicted to alcohol or other drugs to an extent related to the individual's ability to adequately undertake the job-related responsibilities of that individual's licensure.
454.15(2)(i)
(i) Violated this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter.
454.15(3)
(3) The examining board may, in addition to or in lieu of a reprimand or revocation, limitation, suspension or denial of a license or permit, assess against a person who has done any of the things under
sub. (2) (a) to
(i) a forfeiture of not more than $1,000 for each separate offense. Each day of continued violation constitutes a separate offense.
454.15 History
History: 1987 a. 265;
1991 a. 39.
454.15 Cross-reference
Cross-reference: See also ch.
BC 10, Wis. adm. code.
454.16
454.16
Penalties. Any person who violates this chapter or any rule promulgated under this chapter shall be fined not less than $100 nor more than $5,000 or imprisoned for not less than 10 days nor more than 90 days or both.
454.16 History
History: 1987 a. 265.
