[fr_freak]

I wonder if this idiot has ever heard of HIV or Hepatitis or how either of these disease processes can be transmitted via a manicure?

What has that got to do with the state licensing his business? The proprietor paying a fee to the government to get a slip of paper makes the customer safe from fungi in the same way that having a police department in your town makes you invulnerable to crime. In other words, it doesn't.

In a free country, once word got out that a manicurist was giving people infections, customers would stop going and the business would go under. End of problem.

[politicalwit]

"What has that got to do with the state licensing his business?"

Having started and operated two businesses in New Hampshire I'm very familiar with their laws. First, individual business are recorded in the individual cities and towns. Unless the business is utilizing a DBA or is incorporated, there is no official state registration. Please make note of the word "registration."

Just as a barber shop, the shop itself doesn't not require registration, however the individual barbers must be licensed. The license is essentially stating that the individual has met basic educational requirements in that profession. This applies to most trades where the profession is performed or applied on an individual be it a physician, nurse, physical therapist, radiology tech, respiratory therapist, massage therapist, barber, hair stylist, or manicurists. Should we eliminate all licensure? Do you object to a driver's license? Should we eliminate licensure for pilots?

The Freeloader, opps, Freestater was looking for his 5 minutes of fame. Let him spend his time in jail where he obviously belongs.