CODE OF VIRGINIA LICENSE REQUIRED FOR SCHOOLS OF BARBERING, COSMETOLOGY, NAIL CARE, WAXING, TATTOOING, BODY-PIERCING, OR ESTHETICS (§ 54.1-704.2) Except as provided in § 54.1-701, no person, firm or corporation shall operate or attempt to operate a school of barbering, cosmetology, nail care, waxing, tattooing, body-piercing, or esthetics unless licensed by the Board pursuant to its regulations. HISTORY: 2000, c. 726; 2002, cc. 797, 869; 2003, c. 600; 2005, c. 829; 2012, cc. 803, 835.