A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT providing that only barbers may use the striped barber pole as a means of advertisement.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 86A‑1 reads as rewritten:
"§ 86A‑1.  Necessity for certificate of registration and shop or school permit.
No person or combination of persons shall, either directly or indirectly, practice or attempt to practice barbering in the State of North Carolina without first obtaining a certificate of registration either as a registered apprentice or as a registered barber issued pursuant to provisions of this Chapter by the State Board of Barber Examiners. No person or combination of persons, or corporation, shall operate, manage or attempt to operate or manage a barber school, barbershop, or any other place where barber services are rendered, after July 1, 1945, without first obtaining a shop permit, or school permit, issued by the State Board of Barber Examiners, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. No person or combination of persons, or corporation, shall advertise or other otherwise represent oneself, or itself, as qualified or authorized to engage in the practice of barbering, including use or display of the barber pole, without first obtaining a certificate of registration as a registered barber or a shop permit or school permit issued by the State Board of Barber Examiners, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter. A violation of this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.