Massachusetts § 87DD - Aesthetics, barbering, cosmetology, electrology, hairdressing and manicuring; entry into shops or schools; inspection; complaints; investigation

Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 87DD — Aesthetics, barbering, cosmetology, electrology, hairdressing and manicuring; entry into shops or schools; inspection; complaints; investigation, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 87DD. Aesthetics, barbering, cosmetology, electrology, hairdressing and manicuring; entry into shops or schools; inspection; complaints; investigation

Section 87DD. The board may enter and inspect a shop, school or mobile business in a proper manner at any time during the business hours of the shop, school or mobile business. If a complaint is made to the board that: (i) a person has suffered personal injury as a result of the occupational practice of aesthetics, barbering, cosmetology, electrology, hairdressing or manicuring; (ii) a person has been exposed to a hazard to the public's health, safety or welfare; (iii) a contagious or infectious disease has been imparted at a shop or by a licensee or authorized mobile business; (iv) a shop, school or location where mobile services are performed is being kept in an unsanitary condition; or (v) a person has been engaged in aesthetics, barbering, cosmetology, electrolysis, hairdressing or manicuring in violation of sections 87T to 87JJ, inclusive, the board shall visit and inspect the shop, school or mobile business where the violation is alleged to have occurred and enforce sections 87T to 87JJ, inclusive, in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The board may investigate the standard of professional training at a school and the sufficiency of any courses offered at the school.

Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 87DD ("Aesthetics, barbering, cosmetology, electrology, hairdressing and manicuring; entry into shops or schools; inspection; complaints; investigation") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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