Section: 17-3702

LICENSES REQUIRED

Most recent version of the final adopted rule codified in the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)


Effective Date : 5/22/2026 12:00:00 AM

Authority : D.C. Official Code § 47-2853.10(a)(11) and (12); Mayor’s Order 2000-70, dated May 2, 2000; and Mayor’s Order 2022-149, dated September 29, 2022.

Source : Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 7699 (September 12, 2003); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 55 DCR 7559 (July 11, 2008); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 57 DCR 512 (January 8, 2010); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 73 DCR 007846 (May 22, 2026).

Editor's Note :

Rulemaking notices were published in the D.C. Register(DCR) and Adopted Rules were codified into the D.C. Municipal Regulations (DCMR)

  Notice ID Register Category Heading Notice/
Adopted Section 		Register Issue/
Effective Date
R0055905 Adopted Rule LICENSES REQUIRED View Text Effective:
5/22/2026
N145290 Final Rulemaking Licensing and Consumer Protection, Department of - Notice of Final Rulemaking - Amending 17 DCMR Ch. 37 - Barber and Cosmetology Licensing Reform View Text 5/22/2026
Vol 73/21
N144631 Proposed Rulemaking Licensing and Consumer Protection, Department of - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Amending 17 DCMR Ch. 37 -Barber and Cosmetology Licensing Reform View Text 3/27/2026
Vol 73/13
R0008507 Adopted Rule LICENSES REQUIRED View Text Effective:
1/8/2010
N0001024 Final Rulemaking Barber and Cosmetology Professional Licensing Regulations View Text 1/8/2010
Vol 57/2
N0000304 Proposed Rulemaking 17 DCMR Chapter 37 amended to reconfigure the current Esthetician license into a two-tiered license: a Basic Esthetician license and a Master Esthetician Manager’s license. View Text 12/11/2009
Vol 56/50
R0000092 Adopted Rule LICENSES REQUIRED View Text Effective:
1/1/1900
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