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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 41. Board For Barbers And Cosmetology
Chapter 60. Body-Piercing Regulations
12/24/2025

18VAC41-60-70. General requirements for  an apprenticeship sponsor.

A. Any individual who wants to sponsor a body-piercing apprentice must meet the following qualifications:

1. The applicant must hold and maintain a current Virginia body-piercing license;

2. The applicant must provide documentation of legally practicing body-piercing for at least five years; and

3. The applicant must provide documentation indicating that the applicant is in good standing in all jurisdictions where the practice of body-piercing is regulated.

B. Any individual who wants to sponsor an ear-piercing apprentice must meet the following qualifications:

1. The applicant must hold and maintain a current Virginia body-piercing or ear-piercing license;

2. The applicant must provide documentation of legally practicing body-piercing or ear-piercing for at least five years; and

3. The applicant must provide documentation indicating that the applicant is in good standing in all jurisdictions where the practice of body-piercing or ear-piercing is regulated.

C. Apprenticeship sponsors shall ensure compliance with the 1500-hour Body-Piercing Apprenticeship Program and Body-Piercing Apprenticeship Standards, or the 500-hour Ear-Piercing Apprenticeship Program and Ear-Piercing Apprenticeship Standards, as applicable.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-201 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 12, eff. April 1, 2007; amended, Virginia Register Volume 42, Issue 6, eff. December 18, 2025.

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