Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 61G5-20.010 - Mobile Salons

(1) The operation of all mobile cosmetology salons shall meet and at all times remain in compliance with all local laws and ordinances regulating business establishments in all areas in which the mobile salon operates, with all applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act relating to accommodations for persons with disabilities, and with all applicable OSHA requirements.

(2) Each mobile salon shall meet and at all times remain in compliance with the requirements of this rule, all licensure and operating requirements specified in Chapters 455 and 477, F.S., and all other rules of the Board and the Department which apply to cosmetology salons at fixed locations except to the extent those rules of the Board conflict with this rule.

(3) To facilitate inspections by the Department:

(a) Prior to the beginning of each month, each mobile salon license holder shall file with the Board a written monthly itinerary which lists the locations where and the dates and hours when the mobile salon will be operating.

(b) The salon name and salon license number shall be in lettering at least five inches in height and shall be visibly displayed and clearly legible on at least two exteriors sides of each mobile salon.

(c) If a mobile salon is in a motor vehicle, the vehicle's identifications number shall be included on the mobile salon's application for licensure and shall also be listed on the mobile salon's monthly itinerary required in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(d) Each mobile salon shall have a telephone or other means of telecommunication by which it can be contacted by the Department personnel. The salon's telephone number shall be included on the mobile salon's application for licensure and shall also be listed on the mobile salon's monthly itinerary required in paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(e) Each salon shall be operated only at the times and places specified in its monthly itinerary.

(f) Each mobile salon license holder shall maintain a permanent business address in the inspection area of the local district office at which records of appointments, itineraries, license numbers of employees, and vehicle identification numbers of the license holder's mobile salon shall be kept and made available for verification purposes by Department personnel, and at which correspondence from the Department can be received. Post Office box or private mail box addresses may not be used for these purposes.

(4) Due to the inherent problems of providing water and sewage service to mobile salons, the following requirements shall apply:

(a) Each mobile salon shall be equipped with a functional restroom which includes a self-contained, flush chemical toilet with a holding tank. The restroom, shall also be in substantial compliance with the toilet and lavatory requirements specified in Rule 61G5-20.002, F.A.C.

(b) Each mobile salon shall have storage capacity for at least 35 gallons of clean water for each cosmetologist working in the mobile salon and a total storage capacity for waste water equal to or greater than the mobile salon's total capacity for clean water.

(c) Operation of a mobile salon shall promptly cease:

1. When the mobile salon's clean water supply is depleted or so diminished that further cosmetology service cannot be completed;

2. When the mobile salon's waste water storage capacity if reached;

3. When the mobile salon's restroom is in need of servicing.

(d) No mobile salon shall operate or resume operation unless it has a sufficient amount of clean water as well as waste water capacity necessary for completing all cosmetology services undertaken and its restroom is functional.

(e) In disposing of sewage and waste water, each mobile salon shall comply with applicable state and local environmental and sanitation regulations.

(5) No cosmetology services shall be performed and no patrons shall remain within a mobile salon while it is in motion.

(6) Applicants for licensure of a mobile salon shall be subject to and shall pay the same fees which licensed salons at fixed locations are subject to.

Notes

Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 61G5-20.010

Rulemaking Authority 477.016, 477.025(2) FS. Law Implemented 477.025, 477.025(10) FS.

New 2-10-94, Amended 12-27-95, 11-25-98.

New 2-10-94, Amended 12-27-95, 11-25-98.