TDLR Exposes Unlicensed Barbering Activity - Five Barbers Receive Administrative Penalties
June 3, 2008
For Immediate Release
Contact: Susan Stanford
512-463-3208
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) assessed penalties totaling $5,500 against five licensees. The five are named in Agreed Orders signed by TDLR executive director, William H. Kuntz, Jr.
Gregory Morris of De Soto, Texas, d/b/a Quality Kut II, received a $1,500 administrative penalty. On or about September 4, 2007, Morris allowed employees to perform services as a barber, one with an expired license and another who was not licensed in Texas. This is a violation of the Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1601.251(a). Morris was also charged with leasing space with an expired Booth Rental Permit.
Eric Jackson, d/b/a Turning Headz, of San Antonio, Texas, was penalized $1,000 for allowing an employee to perform services as a barber without a current license, a violation of 16 Texas Administration Code 82.71(a).
Marvin Houston, of Houston, Texas, d/b/a Houston Barber Shop, on or about August 9, 2007, was open for business but did not have the required Barber Salon permit issued by the department. Houston received a $1,000 administrative penalty for violating Texas Occupations Code Chaper 1601.301(a) and1601.301(b).
Ola D. Moore, of Longview, Texas, d/b/a Moore’s Barber Shop, was cited for failing to disinfect shampoo bowls prior to use on clients, a violation of 16 Texas Administrative Code Section 82.102(h). Moore was assessed an administrative penalty in the amount of $500 and will remain in complete compliance with all laws and rules administered by TDLR.
Hannah T. Mai, of Weatherford, Texas, d/b/a Miracle Nails and Tanning, received a $1,500 administrative penalty for three violations of 16 Texas Administrative code 82.112.(a)(2) & (b), possession of three (3) razor-type callus shavers (credo blades) and six (6) boxes of blades, designed and intended to cut growths of skin such as corns and calluses, on the licensed premises. Mai will also provide a certificate of completion of a four (4) hour sanitation continuing education course required by 16 Texas Administrative code 82.112.(a)(2) & (b).
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation began licensing and regulating the barbering and cosmetology industries in September 2005. Created in 1909 as the Bureau of Labor Statistics, TDLR protects the public welfare and safety and promotes a fair and competitive business environment by regulating twenty-six diverse industries and programs, including barbering, cosmetology, boxing, air conditioning contractors, and architectural barriers.###