{"data":{"id":"us-mt/37-31-103","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"37-31-103","heading":"Purpose.","body":"It is a matter of legislative policy in the state of Montana that the practice of barbering, barbering nonchemical, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, and manicuring affects the public health, safety, and welfare and is subject to regulation and control in order to protect the public from unauthorized and unqualified practice.","path":["TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 31. BARBERING, COSMETOLOGY, ELECTROLOGY, ESTHETICS, AND MANICURING","Part 1. General"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0310/part_0010/section_0030/0370-0310-0010-0030.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:02Z","sha256":"66956cb271cf82e7595223d619ef5b7037263628f5e4bb81c16dd1c419fd9c75","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/37-31-102","next":"us-mt/37-31-201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}