Maryland State Board of Barber Examiners v. Kuhn

We are concerned here with the constitutionality of a statutory scheme which permits barbers to cut the hair of both men and women, but restricts cosmetologists, 1 such as appellees, to cutting the hair of women. We thus focus on two statutory provisions. Maryland Code (1957, 1973 Supp.) Art. 43, § 529 (a), under the subtitle, Cosmetologists, currently provides:

“(a) The term ‘beauty culture’ includes any and all work done for compensation by any person which work is generally and usually performed by so-called hairdressers, cosmetologists, cosmetologists aides, cosmeticians, beauticians or…