{"data":{"id":"us-mt/37-31-302","jurisdiction":"us-mt","citation":"37-31-302","heading":"License required to practice, teach, or operate salon, shop, booth, or school.","body":"(1) A person may practice barbering, barbering nonchemical, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, or manicuring with a license as provided for in 37-31-304.\n(2) A person may teach barbering, barbering nonchemical, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, or manicuring with a license as provided for in 37-31-311.\n(3) A place may be used to teach barbering, barbering nonchemical, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, or manicuring for compensation with a license as provided for in 37-31-311.\n(4) A person may operate or manage a salon or shop with a license or a provisional license as provided in 37-31-312.\n(5) A person may not manage or operate a booth without a booth rental license.\n(6) A person, firm, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity desiring to operate a salon, shop, or booth shall apply to the department for a license. The application must be accompanied by the license fee.\n(7) A license may be issued when the inspection fees required in 37-31-312 have been paid.","path":["TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 31. BARBERING, COSMETOLOGY, ELECTROLOGY, ESTHETICS, AND MANICURING","Part 3. Licensing"],"source_url":"https://mca.legmt.gov/bills/mca/title_0370/chapter_0310/part_0030/section_0020/0370-0310-0030-0020.html","current_through":"Montana Code Annotated 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:54:02Z","sha256":"2431fe3a8a64c588a3b049abcfb81cd8765f5a398c613f299fccfbf3daa569cd","source_id":"us-mt","stale":false,"prev":"us-mt/37-31-301","next":"us-mt/37-31-303"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}