(a) The board shall establish and collect fees pursuant to W.S. 33-1-201 for the certificates, licenses, permits and examinations indicated:
(i) Registered barber's examination;
(ii) Certificate of registration, initial or renewal;
(iii) Duplicate certificate;
(iv) Temporary permit to practice;
(v) Restoration fee, certificate of registration;
(vi) Barbershop license;
(vii) Barber school license.
(b) Certificates of registration for barbers and barbershop and barber school licenses expire on July 1 following their issuance. Any person who qualifies for a certificate under W.S. 33-7-209 or a barbershop or barber school license as prescribed by board rule and regulation and pays required fees shall be issued a certificate or renewal.
(c) Repealed by Laws 1985, ch. 136, § 2.
(d) The board may declare forfeit the examination fee of any applicant who fails to appear for examination at two (2) successive meetings of the board for the examination of applicants.
(e) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 42, § 2.
(f) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 42, § 2.
(g) The board shall establish and collect fees to recover costs for publication and distribution of registers, lists and booklets, for records and affidavits processed, and for educational programs.
33-7-205. Restoration following expiration or retirement.
Any formerly registered barber whose certificate of registration has expired may within five (5) years of the date of expiration have his certificate restored immediately upon payment of the restoration fee in addition to other renewal fees. Any registered barber who retires from the practice of barbering for more than five (5) years may not renew his certificate of registration. Any registered barber whose certificate has expired and who does not qualify for a certificate by endorsement as provided in W.S. 33-7-203 shall be required to pass the board administered examination and pay all related examination and certification fees as set forth in board rule and regulation.
Every holder of a certificate of registration shall display it in a conspicuous place adjacent to or near his work chair. Every holder of a barbershop or barber school license shall display it in a conspicuous place for public viewing.
33-7-207. Refusal to issue or renew; revocation; suspension; denial.
(a) The board may revoke, suspend, deny, or refuse to issue or renew any certificate of registration or barbershop or barber school license, or may otherwise censure the holder of a certificate of registration or barbershop or barber school license for any of the following causes:
(i) Making a false statement on an application to the board;
(ii) Gross malpractice or gross incompetency;
(iii) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 42, § 2.
(iv) Advertising by means of knowingly false or deceptive statements;
(v) Advertising, practicing, or attempting to practice, under a trade name other than one's own;
(vi) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 42, § 2.
(vii) Unprofessional conduct; and
(viii) Violation of any of the provisions of this act or board rule and regulation.
(b) Upon receipt from the department of family services of a certified copy of an order from a court to withhold, suspend or otherwise restrict a license issued by the board, the board shall notify the party named in the court order of the withholding, suspension or restriction of the license in accordance with the terms of the court order. No appeal under the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act shall be allowed for a license withheld, suspended or restricted under this subsection.
(a) Except as provided in W.S. 33-7-207(b), the board may refuse to renew or may revoke, deny or suspend any license or certificate of registration issued under this act as provided in W.S. 33-7-107 after twenty (20) days written notice and an opportunity for a hearing pursuant to the provisions of W.S. 16-3-101 through 16-3-115.
(b) Hearing and notice requirements shall be conducted pursuant to the Wyoming Administrative Procedure Act, W.S. 16-3-101 through 16-3-115.
33-7-209. Qualifications for registration as barber; examination.
(a) A certificate of registration to practice barbering shall be issued upon passage of a board administered or board approved examination, and upon meeting all requirements set forth by board rule and regulation, to any person who files a completed application, accompanied by the required fees and documentation and who:
(i) Has graduated from an approved barber school or college, has an education equivalent to the completion of the second year of high school and is at least seventeen (17) years of age;
(ii) Has a valid, unexpired license as a barber from another state or country which has licensing requirements for barbers that meet or exceed the requirements for certification in Wyoming; or
(iii) Is a cosmetologist or hair stylist licensed under W.S. 33-12-119 through 33-12-140, has completed training at an approved barber school or college as set forth in board rules and regulations and passed an examination conducted by the board to determine his fitness for practice.
(b) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 42, § 2.
(c) An applicant for a certificate of registration to practice as a registered barber who fails to pass an examination conducted by the board, may be examined at the next examination.
Each applicant for an examination shall make application to the board on blank forms prepared and furnished by the board and shall submit proper credentials and all required fees as required by the board no less than fifteen (15) days before the examination is to be given.
The examination required under W.S. 33-7-209(a) shall be conducted at a time and place chosen by the board and given at least once every six (6) months. Examinations shall not be confined to any specific method or system, may consist of oral, written and performance examinations, and shall be of the scope and character to disclose that any person passing the examination is qualified to receive a registered barber certificate. Examinations shall be held in the presence of at least one (1) member of the board or a qualified examiner as determined by board rule and regulation.