Florida Barber Exam Questions and
answers 2025
476.034 .As .used .in .this .act .(Barbers .Act):
Barber .means... .- .ANS✓✓-a .person .who .is .licensed .to .engage .in .the .practice .of
.barbering .in .this .state .under .the .authority .of .this .chapter
476.034 .As .used .in .this .act .(Barbers .Act):
Barbering .means... .- .ANS✓✓-
any .of .the .following .practices .when .done .for .remuneration .and .for .the .public, .b
ut .not .when .done .for .the .treatment .of .disease .or .physical .or .mental .ailments: .s
having, .cutting, .trimming, .coloring, .shampooing, .arranging, .dressing, .curling, .o
r .waving .the .hair .or .beard .or .applying .oils, .creams, .lotions, .or .other .preparatio
ns .to .the .face, .scalp, .or .neck, .either .by .hand .or .by .mechanical .appliances
476.034 .As .used .in .this .act .(Barbers .Act):
Barbershop .means... .- .ANS✓✓-
any .place .of .business .wherein .the .practice .of .barbering .is .carried .on
476.034 .As .used .in .this .act .(Barbers .Act):
Board .means... .- .ANS✓✓-the .Barbers' .Board
476.034 .As .used .in .this .act .(Barbers .Act):
Department .means... .- .ANS✓✓-
the .Department .of .Business .and .Professional .Regulation
476.044 .Exemptions .of .Chapter .476 .Barbers' .Act .- .ANS✓✓-
(1) .Persons .authorized .under .the .laws .of .this .state .to .practice .medicine, .surger
y, .osteopathic .medicine, .chiropractic .medicine, .naturopathy, .or .podiatric .medici
ne;
(2) .Commissioned .medical .or .surgical .officers .of .the .United .States .Armed .Forc
es .hospital .service;
(3) .Licensed .nurses .under .the .laws .of .this .state;
(4) .Persons .practicing .cosmetology .under .the .laws .of .this .state;
(5) .Persons .employed .in .federal, .state, .or .local .institutions, .hospitals, .or .militar
y .bases .as .barbers .whose .practice .is .limited .to .the .inmates, .patients, .or .author
ized .military .personnel .of .such .institutions, .hospitals, .or .bases;
(6) .Persons .who .practice .only .shampooing .as .defined .in .s. .477.013 .and .whose .
practice .is .limited .to .the .acts .described .therein; .or .
,(7) .Persons .whose .occupation .or .practice .is .confined .solely .to .cutting, .trimmin
g, .polishing, .or .cleansing .the .fingernails .of .any .person .when .said .cutting, .trim
ming, .polishing, .or .cleansing .is .done .in .a .barbershop .licensed .pursuant .to .this
.chapter .which .is .carrying .on .a .regular .and .customary .business .of .barbering, .a
nd .such .individual .has .been .practicing .the .activities .set .forth .in .this .subsection
.prior .to .October .1, .1985.
476.054 .Barbers' .Board:
There .is .created .within .the .department .the .Barbers' .Board, .consisting .of .______
_ .members .who .shall .be .appointed .by .the ._______, .subject .to .confirmation .by .t
he ._______. .- .ANS✓✓-7
Governor
Senate
476.054 .Barbers' .Board:
_____ .members .of .the .board .shall .be ._____ .who .have .practiced .the .occupation
.of .barbering .in .this .state .for .at .least ._____ .years. .The .remaining ._____ .member
s .of .the .board .shall .be ._____ .of .the .state .who .are .not .presently ._____ .barbers. .
No .person .shall .be .appointed .to .the .board .who .is .in .any .way .connected .with .th
e .manufacture, .rental, .or .wholesale .distribution .of .barber .equipment .and .suppli
es. .- .ANS✓✓-5
Barbers
5
2
citizens
licensed
476.054 .Barbers' .Board:
As .the .terms .of .the .members .expire, .the ._____ .shall .appoint .successors .for .ter
ms .of ._____ .years; .and .such .members .shall .serve .until .their .successors .are .ap
pointed .and .qualified. .The ._____ .may .remove .any .member .for .cause. .- .ANS✓✓-
Governor
4
Governor
476.054 .Barbers' .Board:
No .person .shall .be .appointed .to .serve .more .than ._____ .consecutive .terms. .Any
.vacancy .shall .be .filled .by .appointment .by .the ._____ .for .the .unexpired .portion .
of .the .term. .- .ANS✓✓-2
Governor
476.064 .Organization; .headquarters; .personnel; .meetings
The .board .shall ._____ .elect .a .chair .and .vice .chair .from .its .number. .The .board .s
hall .maintain .its .headquarters .in ._____. .- .ANS✓✓-annually
, Tallahassee
476.114 .Examination; .Prerequisites
A .person .desiring .to .be .licensed .as .a .barber .shall .apply .to .the ._____ .- .ANS✓✓-
department .for .licensure
476.114 .Examination; .Prerequisites
An .applicant .shall .be .eligible .for .licensure .by .examination .to .practice .barbering
.if .the .applicant .is .at .least ._____ .years .of .age; .Pays .the .required .application .fee
; .and .holds .an .active ._____ ._____ .to .practice .barbering .in .another .state, .has .he
ld .the .license .for .at .least ._____ .year, .and .does .not .qualify .for .lecensure .by .end
orsement .as .provided .for .in .s. .476.144(5); .or .has .received .a .minimum .of ._____ .
hours .of .training .as .established .by .the .board, .which .shall .include, .but .shall .not
.be .limited .to, .the .equivalent .of .completion .of .services .directly .related .to .the .pr
actice .of .barbering .at .one .of .the .following:
a. .A .school .of .barbering .licensed .pursuant .to .chapter .1005
b. .A .barbering .program .within .the .public .school .system
c. .A .government-operated .barbering .program .in .this .state. .- .ANS✓✓-16
valid .license
1
1,200
476.114 .Examination; .Prerequisites
The .board .shall .establish .by .rule .procedures .whereby .the .school .or .program .m
ay .certify .that .a .person .is .qualified .to .take .the .required .examination .after .the .c
ompletion .of .a .minimum .of ._____ .actual .school .hours. .If .the .person .passes .the
.examination,
.she/he .shall .have .satisfied .this .requirement; .but .if .the .person .fails .the .examina
tion,
.she/he .shall .not .be .qualified .to .take .the .examination .again .until .the .completion
.of .the .______ .requirements .provided .by .this .section. .- .ANS✓✓-1,000
full
476.124 .Application .for .examination
Make .application .to .the .department .at .least ._____ .days .prior .to .the .examination
.date .on .forms .prepared .and .furnished .by .the .department. .- .ANS✓✓-30
476.124 .Application .for .examination
Furnish .to .the .department ._____ .signed ._____ .of .the .applicant .that .are .sufficie
nt .size .to .identify .the .applicant .and .pay .the .required .fee .to .the .department. .- .A
NS✓✓-2
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476.034 .As .used .in .this .act .(Barbers .Act):
Barber .means... .- .ANS✓✓-a .person .who .is .licensed .to .engage .in .the .practice .of
.barbering .in .this .state .under .the .authority .of .this .chapter
476.034 .As .used .in .this .act .(Barbers .Act):
Barbering .means... .- .ANS✓✓-
any .of .the .following .practices .when .done .for .remuneration .and .for .the .public, .b
ut .not .when .done .for .the .treatment .of .disease .or .physical .or .mental .ailments: .s
having, .cutting, .trimming, .coloring, .shampooing, .arranging, .dressing, .curling, .o
r .waving .the .hair .or .beard .or .applying .oils, .creams, .lotions, .or .other .preparatio
ns .to .the .face, .scalp, .or .neck, .either .by .hand .or .by .mechanical .appliances
476.034 .As .used .in .this .act .(Barbers .Act):
Barbershop .means... .- .ANS✓✓-
any .place .of .business .wherein .the .practice .of .barbering .is .carried .on
476.034 .As .used .in .this .act .(Barbers .Act):
Board .means... .- .ANS✓✓-the .Barbers' .Board
476.034 .As .used .in .this .act .(Barbers .Act):
Department .means... .- .ANS✓✓-
the .Department .of .Business .and .Professional .Regulation
476.044 .Exemptions .of .Chapter .476 .Barbers' .Act .- .ANS✓✓-
(1) .Persons .authorized .under .the .laws .of .this .state .to .practice .medicine, .surger
y, .osteopathic .medicine, .chiropractic .medicine, .naturopathy, .or .podiatric .medici
ne;
(2) .Commissioned .medical .or .surgical .officers .of .the .United .States .Armed .Forc
es .hospital .service;
(3) .Licensed .nurses .under .the .laws .of .this .state;
(4) .Persons .practicing .cosmetology .under .the .laws .of .this .state;
(5) .Persons .employed .in .federal, .state, .or .local .institutions, .hospitals, .or .militar
y .bases .as .barbers .whose .practice .is .limited .to .the .inmates, .patients, .or .author
ized .military .personnel .of .such .institutions, .hospitals, .or .bases;
(6) .Persons .who .practice .only .shampooing .as .defined .in .s. .477.013 .and .whose .
practice .is .limited .to .the .acts .described .therein; .or .
,(7) .Persons .whose .occupation .or .practice .is .confined .solely .to .cutting, .trimmin
g, .polishing, .or .cleansing .the .fingernails .of .any .person .when .said .cutting, .trim
ming, .polishing, .or .cleansing .is .done .in .a .barbershop .licensed .pursuant .to .this
.chapter .which .is .carrying .on .a .regular .and .customary .business .of .barbering, .a
nd .such .individual .has .been .practicing .the .activities .set .forth .in .this .subsection
.prior .to .October .1, .1985.
476.054 .Barbers' .Board:
There .is .created .within .the .department .the .Barbers' .Board, .consisting .of .______
_ .members .who .shall .be .appointed .by .the ._______, .subject .to .confirmation .by .t
he ._______. .- .ANS✓✓-7
Governor
Senate
476.054 .Barbers' .Board:
_____ .members .of .the .board .shall .be ._____ .who .have .practiced .the .occupation
.of .barbering .in .this .state .for .at .least ._____ .years. .The .remaining ._____ .member
s .of .the .board .shall .be ._____ .of .the .state .who .are .not .presently ._____ .barbers. .
No .person .shall .be .appointed .to .the .board .who .is .in .any .way .connected .with .th
e .manufacture, .rental, .or .wholesale .distribution .of .barber .equipment .and .suppli
es. .- .ANS✓✓-5
Barbers
5
2
citizens
licensed
476.054 .Barbers' .Board:
As .the .terms .of .the .members .expire, .the ._____ .shall .appoint .successors .for .ter
ms .of ._____ .years; .and .such .members .shall .serve .until .their .successors .are .ap
pointed .and .qualified. .The ._____ .may .remove .any .member .for .cause. .- .ANS✓✓-
Governor
4
Governor
476.054 .Barbers' .Board:
No .person .shall .be .appointed .to .serve .more .than ._____ .consecutive .terms. .Any
.vacancy .shall .be .filled .by .appointment .by .the ._____ .for .the .unexpired .portion .
of .the .term. .- .ANS✓✓-2
Governor
476.064 .Organization; .headquarters; .personnel; .meetings
The .board .shall ._____ .elect .a .chair .and .vice .chair .from .its .number. .The .board .s
hall .maintain .its .headquarters .in ._____. .- .ANS✓✓-annually
, Tallahassee
476.114 .Examination; .Prerequisites
A .person .desiring .to .be .licensed .as .a .barber .shall .apply .to .the ._____ .- .ANS✓✓-
department .for .licensure
476.114 .Examination; .Prerequisites
An .applicant .shall .be .eligible .for .licensure .by .examination .to .practice .barbering
.if .the .applicant .is .at .least ._____ .years .of .age; .Pays .the .required .application .fee
; .and .holds .an .active ._____ ._____ .to .practice .barbering .in .another .state, .has .he
ld .the .license .for .at .least ._____ .year, .and .does .not .qualify .for .lecensure .by .end
orsement .as .provided .for .in .s. .476.144(5); .or .has .received .a .minimum .of ._____ .
hours .of .training .as .established .by .the .board, .which .shall .include, .but .shall .not
.be .limited .to, .the .equivalent .of .completion .of .services .directly .related .to .the .pr
actice .of .barbering .at .one .of .the .following:
a. .A .school .of .barbering .licensed .pursuant .to .chapter .1005
b. .A .barbering .program .within .the .public .school .system
c. .A .government-operated .barbering .program .in .this .state. .- .ANS✓✓-16
valid .license
1
1,200
476.114 .Examination; .Prerequisites
The .board .shall .establish .by .rule .procedures .whereby .the .school .or .program .m
ay .certify .that .a .person .is .qualified .to .take .the .required .examination .after .the .c
ompletion .of .a .minimum .of ._____ .actual .school .hours. .If .the .person .passes .the
.examination,
.she/he .shall .have .satisfied .this .requirement; .but .if .the .person .fails .the .examina
tion,
.she/he .shall .not .be .qualified .to .take .the .examination .again .until .the .completion
.of .the .______ .requirements .provided .by .this .section. .- .ANS✓✓-1,000
full
476.124 .Application .for .examination
Make .application .to .the .department .at .least ._____ .days .prior .to .the .examination
.date .on .forms .prepared .and .furnished .by .the .department. .- .ANS✓✓-30
476.124 .Application .for .examination
Furnish .to .the .department ._____ .signed ._____ .of .the .applicant .that .are .sufficie
nt .size .to .identify .the .applicant .and .pay .the .required .fee .to .the .department. .- .A
NS✓✓-2
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