Cos012 Dual Barber Shop and Cosmetology Salon License Application pub

REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL BARBER & SPECIALTY SHOPS 

 

Shop and Shop Conditions: 

 

 

1.  Exterior Sign using the word “Barber Shop”, or “Barber Salon”, or any phrase containing the word 

barber. 

 

2.  Barber shops may display a Barber Pole. However, if displayed, the pole shall be red and white, 

with the optional blue. 

 

3.  Floors made of non-porous, easily washable, material in areas where chemicals are mixed and 

where water may splash. Anti-slip or plastic floor coverings may be used for safety reasons.   

 

4.  Floors, ceilings, shelves, furniture, furnishings, and fixtures clean and in good repair (no cracks). 

 

5.  Plumbing fixtures, including toilets and wash basins, kept clean and in good repair. 

 

6.  One sink or wash basin for every three barber chairs or stations. 

 

7.  Hot and cold running water within the areas where work is being done and supplies dispensed. 

 

8.  Container of liquid disinfectant at each work station used by a barber or specialty licensee. 

 

9.  Food and drinks shall not be prepared and sold in shop for client consumption. 

 

10.  Adequate ventilation to exhaust any chemicals or strong odors from the public area and to  

 

provide fresh air. 

 

11.  Not used for living or sleeping quarters 

 

12.  Autoclave, dry heat sterilizer, or ultraviolet sanitizer, if manicure or pedicure services are  

 

provided in the shop. 

 

13.  No animals allowed except for those providing assistance/service to individuals. 

 

14.  Separated by a solid wall and separate door from restaurant or food preparation area. 

 

15.  Separate entrance if attached to a residence.  Any door between shop and residence must be 

 closed during business hours. 

 

16.  Not used for any purpose that would tend to make the premises unsanitary, unsafe, or endanger 

 the health and safety of the public. 

PO Box 12157 

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 Austin, Texas  78711-2157  

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www.tdlr.texas.gov 

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Required Posters, Forms, and Lists: 

 

1. Sanitation Rules posted. 

 

2. Consumer Complaint Sign (“regulated by”) posted. 

 

3. List of all licensees and permits of all employees and independent contractors (booth renters). 

 

Restroom Requirements: 

 

1. One restroom in or near shop; no chemicals stored in the restroom. 

 

Other Requirements: 

 

1. A shop that  employs both barbers and cosmetologists must have a Dual Shop Permit or both a 

  barber shop permit and a cosmetology salon license. 

 

2. Barber poles may be displayed only by shops that have a valid barber shop or dual shop permit.

  (Barber shops are not required to display a barber pole). 

 

 

3. Only a licensed barber may shave a beard or mustache, or use a razor to outline the hair, or 

  shave the back of the neck. 

 

4. Shops must be in compliance with all local ordinances and requirements (example: fire codes  

 occupancy. 

 

5. Licensees may not use or possess any of the following substances or products in performing  

 barbering 

services. 

a.  Methyl Methacrylate Liquid Monomers (also known as MMA). 

b.  Razor-type callus or corn shavers intended to cut growths of skin such as corns and calluses 

(example: credo blades). 

c.  Alum or other astringents in stick or lump form. Powder or liquid is permissible. 

d.  Fumigants such as Formalin (formaldehyde tablets). 

 

United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) – Related 

 

1.  Licensees shall not use any product in providing a service authorized under the Act that is 

banned or deemed to be poisonous or unsafe by the FDA or other local, state, or federal govern-

mental agencies responsible for making such determinations. 

 

2.  Possession or storage on licensed premises of any item banned or deemed to be poisonous or 

unsafe by the FDA or other governmental agencies shall be considered  prima facie evidence of 

its use. 

 

3.  For the purpose of performing services authorized under the Act, no licensee shall buy, sell, use, 

or apply to any person, liquid monomeric methyl methacrylate (MMA),  a chemical banned for 

use in nail services by the FDA. 

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Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation 

 

Barber Program 

 

Health & Safety Rules 

 

 

The following health and safety (sanitation) rules must be posted in all barber and bar-

ber specialty shops (Chapter 1601.452 Texas Occupations Code) and barber schools 

(Chapter 1601.552 Texas Occupations Code), and dual barber and beauty shops 

(Chapter 1603.205, Texas Occupations Code). 

 

Please make copies of these health and sanitation rules as needed, or copies may be 

downloaded from the TDLR website at the following internet address:   

 

www.tdlr.texas.gov/barbers/barbers.htm

 

 

For more information or to request copies by mail, email or by telephone, please con-

tact: 

Barber Program 

Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation 

PO Box 12157 

Austin, TX 78711 

 

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Email requests to:  

 

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