License required

Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-703
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No person shall offer to engage in or engage in barbering, cosmetology, nail care, waxing, tattooing, body-piercing, ear-piercing, or esthetics without a valid license issued by the Board, except as provided in § 54.1-701 . 1979, c. 408, § 54-83.22:1; 1988, c. 765; 2000, c. 726 ; 2002, cc. 797 , 869 ; 2003, c. 600 ; 2005, c. 829 ; 2012, cc. 803 , 835 ; 2025, cc. 308 , 322 .
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/54.1-703/Fetched: 10/16/2026

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