Florida salon licenses and inspections

The exam keeps returning to one idea here: the salon holds its own license, separate from yours, and neither one covers for the other. Candidates who assume the premises are somebody else's problem lose these questions.

The salon's license	Separate from every individual license in the building
Working in an unlicensed salon	A violation by the licensee as well as by the owner
A pending application	Is not a license
What an inspection covers	The salon license, the displayed individual licenses, sanitation and disinfection practice, and the condition of equipment and facilities
Notice given	Generally none — inspections are unannounced
Water	Hot and cold running water, plus adequate sanitation facilities
Linens	Clean linens in a closed cabinet, away from used ones
Your own station	The licensee working at it is personally accountable for it
Discipline available to the Board	Fines, probation, suspension or revocation, scaled to the violation

Where the point is lost: What is not a facility requirement matters as much as what is. There is no minimum chair count, salons may share premises or an entrance with another business in many configurations, and staffing levels are a business decision rather than a licensing standard. Note too that discipline runs against you personally, not only against the salon: an inspector who finds a dirty implement at your station is documenting your violation.