Section 12 AAC 09.110 - Shop owner license(a) An applicant for a shop owner license shall submit a completed application on a form provided by the department. A complete application must include (1) payment of the fees established in 12 AAC 02.140;(2) name of the owner or lessee;(3) business name of the shop;(4) mailing and street address of the shop;(5) if the shop owner is not a licensed practitioner, the name and license number of the practitioner who is employed as manager of the shop;(6) a listing of all other shops the applicant owns which includes the business name, mailing address, and street address of each; and(7) a completed certification of compliance form provided by the department reflecting that the provisions of 18 AAC 23 that set requirements regarding health and sanitary conditions in shops have been met, or documentation that within the 90 days before until the 90 days after the date the application was submitted to the department, the applicant was found to be in compliance with the equivalent health and sanitary regulations of the municipality as a designee of the Department of Environmental Conservation and in which the shop is located; the applicant must obtain that documentation from the municipality, except that an applicant whose shop is located within a shop already inspected under this paragraph may submit a copy of that inspection report or designate that a copy of the report is already on file with the department; if the application is for a shop where body piercing, tattooing, or permanent cosmetic coloring will be practiced, the shop must be inspected and certified by the Department of Environmental Conservation as in compliance with the state environmental sanitation regulations in 18 AAC 23.(b) A shop owner license is not transferable to another person. In the event of sale, lease, or transfer of ownership of a shop, the buyer, lessee, or transferee must apply for and be issued a new shop owner license, under this section, before conducting business.(c) A violation of 18 AAC 23 is grounds for the suspension or revocation of a license or permit under AS 08.13.030(c).(d) A shop owner or manager of a shop shall permit any member of the board or department representative to inspect the shop at any time during working hours to ensure compliance with AS 08.13 and this chapter and with the state environmental health and sanitation requirements of 18 AAC 23. The inspection under this subsection for purposes of meeting the requirements of 18 AAC 23 shall be recorded on a form approved by the board.(e) A shop owner shall provide a suitable area, accessible to all employees and apprentices, for posting announcements and public notices from the board or the department.(f) A shop owner shall have a separate shop owner license for each shop owned.(g) If after an inspection, the department or the Department of Environmental Conservation finds that a shop is not in compliance with the environmental health and sanitation regulations required under (a)(7) or (d) of this section, the board may suspend the shop owner license until the shop owner submits documentation or is reinspected by a department representative to ensure that the shop is in compliance with the requirements of (a)(7) of this section.(h) A shop owner that intends to move the shop to a new location must meet the requirements of (a)(7) of this section and submit written notification of the new address before conducting business in the new location.(i) A shop owner that is currently licensed by the board that intends to add to the shop a tattooing permanent cosmetic coloring or body piercing procedure must meet the requirements of (a)(7) of this section and AS 08.13.215 before that procedure may be conducted in the shop.(j) The shop owner or manager of the shop shall designate a licensed practitioner to conduct the business of the shop when the shop owner or manager of the shop is absent from the shop.Eff. 11/2/81, Register 80; am 10/21/82, Register 84; am 5/20/88, Register 106; am 10/16/88, Register 108; am 4/23/98, Register 146; am 3/19/99, Register 149; am 7/23/2000, Register 155; am 11/27/2002, Register 164; am 12/1/2002, Register 164; am 10/14/2006, Register 180; am 1/17/2008, Register 185; am 12/28/2008, Register 188; am 6/8/2016, Register 218, July 2016; am 3/30/2019,Register 229, April 2019 ; am 9/2/2020,Register 235, October 2020Authority:AS 08.13.030
AS 08.13.120
AS 08.13.210
AS 08.13.215