CHAPTER 1005Cosmetology — practice of threadingS.F. 2119AN ACT relating to cosmetology and the practice of threading.Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Iowa: Section 1. Section 157.1, subsection 5, paragraph c, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows: c. Removing superfluous hair from the face or body of a person with the use of depilatories, wax, sugars, threading, or tweezing. Sec. 2. Section 157.1, subsection 12, paragraph c, Code 2022, is amended to read as follows: c. Removing superfluous hair from the body of a person by the use of depilatories, waxing, sugaring, tweezers, threading, or use of any certified laser products or intense pulsed light devices. This excludes threading and the practice of electrology, whereby hair is removed with an electric needle. Sec. 3. NEW SECTION. 157.12B Threading. 1. A person engaged exclusively in the practice of threading is not required to receive a license issued under section 157.3. 2. A person may engage in the practice of threading at a location that is not licensed pursuant to section 157.11. 3. For the purposes of this section, “threading” means the removal of hairs from the eyebrows, upper lip, or other body parts by the use of a thread and includes the use of astringents, gels, powders, tweezers, and scissors incidental to the use of a thread.Approved March 23, 2022
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