# N.Y. GBS Law § 430: Purpose of article

> New York · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S430

## Section

- **Citation:** N.Y. GBS Law § 430
- **Heading:** Purpose of article
- **Jurisdiction:** New York
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** New York Code / Act GBS / Article 28 / Section 430

## Text

§ 430. Purpose of article. The need for technical skill, training and\nexperience, good health, good moral character and other fundamental\nqualities and qualifications in persons engaged in the practice of\nbarbering, as herein defined, having been unquestionably established and\ndemonstrated and in order to safeguard the health of the persons who\npatronize the barber shops of our state and because of the evils\nconnected with itinerant barbers and barber shops and because of the\ninadequacy of local regulation, it is the purpose of the legislature, in\nenacting this article, to safeguard and protect the barbers of this\nstate from the evils of itinerant barbers and barber shops and to\nsafeguard and protect the lives, health and well being of those persons\nwho patronize the barber shops of our state by making adequate provision\nfor the examination, licensing and regulation of the barber shops and\nthe barbers and apprentices to whom such persons submit themselves for\nbarber work.\n

## Nearby sections

- [N.Y. GBS Law § 430 Purpose of article](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S430.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 431 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S431.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 432 Practice of barbering; license required; apprentices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S432.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 433 Powers of the secretary of state](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S433.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 434 License after examination; application to take](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S434.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 435 License without examination; temporary licenses](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S435.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 436 Sanitary rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S436.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 437 Apprentices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S437.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 438 Barber shop owners' license; requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S438.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 439 Licenses; display; renewal; duplicates](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S439.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 440 Fees](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S440.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 441 Suspension and revocation of licenses and certificates](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S441.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 442 Hearing on charges; decision](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S442.md)
- [N.Y. GBS Law § 443 Judicial review](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NY_AGBS_A28_S443.md)

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