California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 3 — Professions and Vocations GenerallyChapter 10 — Barbering and CosmetologyArticle 6 — EstablishmentsSection 7349.1
It is an unfair business practice for any person, firm, or corporation who engages in a practice regulated under this chapter to use the traditional symbol known as the barber pole, which comprises a striped vertical cylinder with a ball on top, with the intent to mislead the public in any manner that would make the public believe that barbering was being practiced in, or that a licensed barber is employed in, an establishment that does not employ licensed barbers.
Notes
Prohibits a person, firm, or corporation practicing an occupation regulated by the chapter from using the traditional striped barber-pole symbol with intent to mislead the public into believing barbering is practiced, or a licensed barber is employed, at an establishment that does not employ licensed barbers. The prohibited conduct is declared an unfair business practice.
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