# Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-3-105: Acts constituting barbering

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## Section

- **Citation:** Tenn. Code Ann. § 62-3-105
- **Heading:** Acts constituting barbering
- **Jurisdiction:** Tennessee
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TN Code / Title 62 / Chapter 3 / Section 62-3-105

## Text

Any one (1) or any combination of the following practices, when done for payment, directly or indirectly, or without payment, for the public generally, constitute the practice of barbering: (1) Shaving or trimming the beard; (2) Cutting or styling the hair; (3) Giving facial and scalp massages or treatments with oils, creams, lotions or other preparations either by hand or mechanical appliances; (4) Singeing, curling, shampooing, coloring, bleaching or straightening the hair or applying hair tonics; (5) Cutting, fitting, measuring and forming head caps for wigs or hair pieces; (6) Hair weaving, excluding medical or surgical procedures; (7) Applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or lotions to scalp, face, neck or other parts of the body; or (8) Manicuring and nail care. Acts 1929, ch. 118, § 2; Code 1932; § 7119; Acts 1951, ch. 231, § 1; 1975, ch. 206, §1; 1978, ch. 816, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 62-306; Acts 1982, ch. 870, § 1; 1986, ch. 921, § 2.
Any one (1) or any combination of the following practices, when done for payment, directly or indirectly, or without payment, for the public generally, constitute the practice of barbering:
(1) Shaving or trimming the beard;
(2) Cutting or styling the hair;
(3) Giving facial and scalp massages or treatments with oils, creams, lotions or other preparations either by hand or mechanical appliances;
(4) Singeing, curling, shampooing, coloring, bleaching or straightening the hair or applying hair tonics;
(5) Cutting, fitting, measuring and forming head caps for wigs or hair pieces;
(6) Hair weaving, excluding medical or surgical procedures;
(7) Applying cosmetic preparations, antiseptics, powders, oils, clays or lotions to scalp, face, neck or other parts of the body; or
(8) Manicuring and nail care.
Acts 1929, ch. 118, § 2; Code 1932; § 7119; Acts 1951, ch. 231, § 1; 1975, ch. 206, §1; 1978, ch. 816, § 1; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 62-306; Acts 1982, ch. 870, § 1; 1986, ch. 921, § 2.

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