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tained shall affect any existing exemption from taxation as other-
wise provided by law.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1968.

Approved May 7, 1968.

CHAPTER 594
(Senate Bill 568)

AN ACT to repeal Sections 529 through 555, inclusive, 540 AND 542
of Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replace-
ment Volume and 1967 Supplement), title "Health," subtitle "Cos-
metology," and to enact new Sections 529 through 555 inclusive,
540 AND 542 in lieu thereof, to stand in place of the sections
repealed, to completely revise the laws relating to cosmetology in
the State and the powers and duties of the State Board of
Cosmetology.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 529 through 555, inclusive, 540 AND 542 of Article
43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume
and 1967 Supplement), title "Health," subtitle "Cosmetology," be
and they are hereby enacted in lieu thereof, to stand in the place of
the sections so repealed, and all to read as follows:

(a) The term "Cosmetology" includes any and all work done for

compensation by any person, which work is generally and usually

performed by so-called hairdressers, cosmetologists, cosmeticians,
beauticians, beauty culturists or wigologists and demonstrators of
beauty preparations or equipment, and however denominated in so-
called cleanliness and beautification of hair, wigs and hairpieces,
such as arranging, dressing, curling, waving, permanent waving,
cleansing, cutting, singeing, arching of eyebrows, dyeing of eye-
brows and eyelashes, bleaching, coloring, or similar work thereon
and thereabout, and the removal of superfluous hair, and the mas-

saging, cleansing, stimulating, exercising, or similar work upon the

scalp, face, arms or hands, by the use of mechanical or electrical

apparatus or appliances or cosmetics, preparations, tonics, antisep-

tics, creams or lotions or by any other means, and of manicuring

the nails of either sex, which enumerated practices shall be inclusive
of the term cosmetology but not in limitation thereof.

(b) The The word "license" shall mean certificate of registration.

(c) The words "cosmetologist," "hairdresser," "cosmetician,"
"beautician," "beauty culturist" or "demonstrator," are defined as
any person who, for compensation, engages in the practice of Cos-
metology.

(d) The word "manicurist" is defined as any person who, for com-
pensation, engages only in the occupation of manicuring the nails of

any person.

529.