Massachusetts Association of Cosmetology Schools, Inc. v. Board of Registration in Cosmetology

The plaintiff Massachusetts Association of *707Cosmetology Schools, Inc. (association), appeals from the allowance by a Superior Court judge of the defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings pursuant to Mass.R.Civ.P. 12(c), 365 Mass. 756 (1974). The association’s complaint sought review of and declaratory and injunctive relief from the promulgation by the defendant Board of Registration in Cosmetology (board) of regulations, 240 Code Mass. Regs. §§ 7.00 et seq. (1994), concerning the licensure, approval, and operation of manicuring schools (manicuring regulations). The association in…