FLORIDA BARBER LICENSING EXAM
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES
1. What government agency regulates the barbering
profession in Florida?
A. Department of Health
B. Department of Business and Professional Regulation
C. Department of Education
D. Department of Labor
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Florida barbering is regulated through the
Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR)
and the Florida Barbers' Board.
2. Which Florida statute primarily governs the practice of
barbering?
A. Chapter 120
,B. Chapter 381
C. Chapter 476
D. Chapter 489
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Chapter 476 of the Florida Statutes contains the
principal statutory provisions governing barbering.
3. Which Florida Administrative Code chapter contains rules
governing barbers?
A. Chapter 61G3
B. Chapter 61B
C. Chapter 64B
D. Chapter 69A
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Rule Chapter 61G3 contains the Florida Barbers'
Board administrative rules.
4. What is the minimum age generally required for a Florida
barber license by examination?
,A. 14
B. 15
C. 16
D. 18
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Florida law provides that an applicant for barber
licensure by examination must be at least 16 years old.
5. What is the standard minimum barber training requirement
in Florida?
A. 300 hours
B. 450 hours
C. 600 hours
D. 900 hours
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Florida generally requires completion of 900 hours
of barber training, although the law provides a pathway for
school certification to permit examination eligibility after 600
actual school hours.
, 6. What is the primary purpose of barber licensing?
A. To regulate advertising prices
B. To protect public health and safety
C. To determine salon ownership
D. To control product brands
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Licensing establishes minimum competency and
helps protect clients from unsafe or unqualified practices.
7. Which person is responsible for complying with Florida
barbering laws while performing barbering services?
A. Only the shop owner
B. Only the school instructor
C. The licensed barber
D. The client
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Each licensed practitioner is responsible for
complying with laws and rules governing the profession.
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS AND RATIONALES
1. What government agency regulates the barbering
profession in Florida?
A. Department of Health
B. Department of Business and Professional Regulation
C. Department of Education
D. Department of Labor
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Florida barbering is regulated through the
Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR)
and the Florida Barbers' Board.
2. Which Florida statute primarily governs the practice of
barbering?
A. Chapter 120
,B. Chapter 381
C. Chapter 476
D. Chapter 489
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Chapter 476 of the Florida Statutes contains the
principal statutory provisions governing barbering.
3. Which Florida Administrative Code chapter contains rules
governing barbers?
A. Chapter 61G3
B. Chapter 61B
C. Chapter 64B
D. Chapter 69A
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Rule Chapter 61G3 contains the Florida Barbers'
Board administrative rules.
4. What is the minimum age generally required for a Florida
barber license by examination?
,A. 14
B. 15
C. 16
D. 18
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Florida law provides that an applicant for barber
licensure by examination must be at least 16 years old.
5. What is the standard minimum barber training requirement
in Florida?
A. 300 hours
B. 450 hours
C. 600 hours
D. 900 hours
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Florida generally requires completion of 900 hours
of barber training, although the law provides a pathway for
school certification to permit examination eligibility after 600
actual school hours.
, 6. What is the primary purpose of barber licensing?
A. To regulate advertising prices
B. To protect public health and safety
C. To determine salon ownership
D. To control product brands
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Licensing establishes minimum competency and
helps protect clients from unsafe or unqualified practices.
7. Which person is responsible for complying with Florida
barbering laws while performing barbering services?
A. Only the shop owner
B. Only the school instructor
C. The licensed barber
D. The client
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Each licensed practitioner is responsible for
complying with laws and rules governing the profession.
