Florida Statutes § 478.51 — Electrology facilities; requisites; facility licensure; inspection.
Electrology facilities need a department-issued license to operate, must display it, and must follow application, inspection, renewal, and transfer rules.
478.51 Electrology facilities; requisites; facility licensure; inspection.—(1) No electrology facility shall be permitted to operate without a facility license issued by the department. (2) The facility license shall be displayed in a conspicuous place within the facility and shall be made available upon request of the department or board. (3) The board shall adopt rules governing the licensure and operations of such facilities, personnel, safety and sanitary requirements, and the licensure application and granting process. (4) Any person, firm, or corporation desiring to operate an electrology facility in the state shall submit to the department an application and the necessary application fee as set forth in s. 478.55. (5) Upon receiving the application, the department may cause an investigation to be made of the proposed electrology facility. (6) When an applicant fails to meet all the requirements provided in this section, the department shall deny the application in writing and shall list the specific requirements not met. No applicant denied licensure because of failure to meet the requirements shall be precluded from reapplying for licensure. (7) When the department determines that the proposed electrology facility has met the requirements set forth in this section, the department shall grant the license upon payment of the initial licensure fee. (8) An initial inspection of a licensed facility shall be conducted within 60 days of initial licensure. (9) A renewal inspection of a licensed facility shall be conducted not less than once per biennium or as deemed required by the department. (10) No license for operation of an electrology facility may be transferred from the name of the original licensee to another. It may be transferred from one location to another only upon approval by the department, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. (11) Renewal of license registration for electrology facilities shall be accomplished pursuant to rules adopted by the board.