CHAPTER 5.
Barbershops.[99]
§ 5-1. Definitions.
§ 5-2. Permits.
§ 5-3. Equipment and appliances generally.
§ 5-4. Infectious diseases.
§ 5-5. Keeping in clean condition.
§ 5-6. Cleanliness of articles used on customers; sterilization.
§ 5-7. Towels and washcloths.
§ 5-8. Cleansing hands before serving customers.
§ 5-9. Alum, etc.
§ 5-10. Coverings for headrests.
§ 5-11. Shaving persons with skin infections.
§ 5-12. Treating skin diseases.
§ 5-13. Posting copy of chapter.
Sec. 5-1. Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and
phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them
by this section:
Barber. Any person who shaves, or trims the beard, or cuts
or dresses the hair of any other person for pay, and such term
includes "barber's apprentices" and barbershop boys and
beauty shop operators.
Manager. Any person having for the time being control of
the premises and of persons working or employed therein.
(Code 1959, § 5-1.)
Sec. 5-2. Permits.
No person shall conduct a barbershop or hairdressing parlor
without a permit to do so, which permit shall be issued
by the health officer upon approval of the sanitary conditions
and methods used in conducting such business. Such permit
shall expire on December thirty-first of each year, but shall
be revoked at any time upon the violation of any provision
of this chapter. The fee for the permit shall be one dollar.
(Code 1959, § 5-2.)
Sec. 5-3. Equipment and appliances generally.
The owner and the manager of any barbershop shall equip
such shop and keep it equipped with running hot and cold
water and with all such appliances, furnishings and material
as may be necessary to enable persons employed in and about
the shop to comply with the requirements of this chapter.
(Code 1959, § 5-3.)
Sec. 5-4. Infectious diseases.
No owner and no manager of a barbershop shall knowingly
permit any person suffering from a communicable skin disease
or from venereal disease to act as a barber in such shop.
No person who to his knowledge is suffering from a communicable
or from a venereal disease shall act as a barber. (Code
1959, § 5-4.)
Sec. 5-5. Keeping in clean condition.
Every manager of a barbershop shall keep the shop and
all furniture, tools, appliances and other equipment used
therein at all times in a clean condition. (Code 1959, § 5-5.)
Sec. 5-6. Cleanliness of articles used on customers; sterilization.
No barber shall use for the service of any customer a comb,
hair brush, hair duster or any analogous article that is not
thoroughly clean, nor any mug, shaving brush, razor, shears,
scissors, clippers or tweezers that are not thoroughly clean
or that have not been sterilized since last used. (Code 1959,
§ 5-6.)
Sec. 5-7. Towels and washcloths.
No barber shall use for the service of a customer any towel
or washcloth that has not been boiled and laundered since
last used. (Code 1959, § 5-7.)
Sec. 5-8. Cleansing hands before serving customers.
Every barber shall cleanse his hands thoroughly immediately
before serving each customer. (Code 1959, § 5-8.)
Sec. 5-9. Alum, etc.
No barber shall, to stop the flow of blood, use alum or other
material unless the same be used as a powder or liquid and
applied on a clean towel or in a similar manner. (Code 1959,
§ 5-9.)
Sec. 5-10. Coverings for headrests.
No barber shall permit any person to use the headrest of
any barber chair under his control until after the headrest
has been covered with a towel that has been washed since
having been used before or with clean, new paper. (Code
1959, § 5-10.)
Sec. 5-11. Shaving persons with skin infections.
No barber shall shave any person when the surface to be
shaved is inflamed or broken out, or contains pus, unless such
person be provided with a cup and lather brush for his individual
use. (Code 1959, § 5-11.)
Sec. 5-12. Treating skin diseases.
No barber shall undertake to treat any disease of the skin.
(Code 1959, § 5-12.)
Sec. 5-13. Posting copy of chapter.
The owner and the manager of any barbershop shall keep
a copy of this chapter, to be furnished by the health officer,
posted in the shop in a conspicuous place, for the information
and guidance of persons working or employed therein and for
the information of the public. (Code 1959, § 5-13.)
