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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?001+ful+CHAP0726\">726<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2002, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0797\">797<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?021+ful+CHAP0869\">869<\/a>; in 2003, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?031+ful+CHAP0600\">600<\/a>; in 2005, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?051+ful+CHAP0829\">829<\/a>; in 2012, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0803\">803<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?121+ful+CHAP0835\">835<\/a>; in 2025, chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?251+ful+CHAP0308\">308<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?251+ful+CHAP0322\">322<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1467909,"object_type":"law","relational_id":369124,"identifier":"54.1-704.1","token":"54.1\/II\/7\/54.1-704.1","url":"\/54.1-704.1\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-704.1\/","token":"54.1\/II\/7\/54.1-704.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"License required for barbershop, cosmetology salon, nail care salon, waxing salon, tattoo parlor, body-piercing salon, ear-piercing salon, and esthetics spa","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-704.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>No individual or entity shall operate a <span class=\"dictionary\">barbershop<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">cosmetology salon<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">nail care<\/span> salon, <span class=\"dictionary\">waxing salon<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">tattoo parlor<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">body-piercing salon<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">ear-piercing salon<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">esthetics spa<\/span> without a valid license issued by the <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span>.<\/p><p>The provisions of this section shall not apply to a licensed <span class=\"dictionary\">barber<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">cosmetologist<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">nail technician<\/span>, waxing technician, <span class=\"dictionary\">tattooer<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">body-piercer<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">ear-piercer<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">esthetician<\/span> who does not have an ownership interest in a licensed <span class=\"dictionary\">barbershop<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">cosmetology salon<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">nail care<\/span> salon, <span class=\"dictionary\">waxing salon<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">tattoo parlor<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">body-piercing salon<\/span>, <span class=\"dictionary\">ear-piercing salon<\/span>, or <span class=\"dictionary\">esthetics spa<\/span> in which he is employed.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nLICENSE REQUIRED FOR BARBERSHOP, COSMETOLOGY SALON, NAIL CARE SALON, WAXING\nSALON, TATTOO PARLOR, BODY-PIERCING SALON, EAR-PIERCING SALON, AND ESTHETICS SPA\n(\u00a7 54.1-704.1)\n\nNo individual or entity shall operate a barbershop, cosmetology salon, nail care\nsalon, waxing salon, tattoo parlor, body-piercing salon, ear-piercing salon, or\nesthetics spa without a valid license issued by the Board.\n\nThe provisions of this section shall not apply to a licensed barber,\ncosmetologist, nail technician, waxing technician, tattooer, body-piercer,\near-piercer, or esthetician who does not have an ownership interest in a\nlicensed barbershop, cosmetology salon, nail care salon, waxing salon, tattoo\nparlor, body-piercing salon, ear-piercing salon, or esthetics spa in which he is\nemployed.\n\nHISTORY: 2000, c. 726; 2002, cc. 797, 869; 2003, c. 600; 2005, c. 829; 2012, cc.\n803, 835; 2025, cc. 308, 322.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}