S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4921
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 6, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to defining the
practice of esthetics to include eyebrow threading services
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 400 of the general business law,
as added by chapter 509 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as
follows:
6. The practice of "esthetics" means providing for a fee, or any
consideration or exchange, whether direct or indirect, services to
enhance the appearance of the face, neck, arms, legs, and shoulders of a
human being by the use of compounds or procedures including makeup,
eyelashes, depilatories, tonics, lotions, waxes, sanding [and], tweezing
AND EYEBROW THREADING, whether performed by manual, mechanical, chemical
or electrical means and instruments but shall not include the practice
of electrology.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided, however, that effective immediately, the
addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary
for the implementation of this act on its effective date is authorized
and directed to be made and completed on or before such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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