What happens if a med spa in Montana operates without the right license?
Enforcement · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
Unlawful — without a cosmetology-chapter license no one may own, manage, or operate a salon or shop, and esthetics for compensation is barred except for those authorized to practice the healing arts; the board can suspend or revoke a salon license.
Without an appropriate license issued under this chapter, it is unlawful: (a) to practice barbering, barbering nonchemical, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, or manicuring for compensation; (b) for an unlicensed student to provide services as a barber, a barber nonchemical, a cosmetologist, an electrologist, an esthetician, or a manicurist other than in a licensed school; (c) to own, manage, or operate a salon, shop, booth, or school; or to teach in a school other than as a student enrolled in a teacher training course.
Mont. Code Ann. § 37-31-301(1) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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(t) conduct that does not meet the generally accepted standards of practice. (v) violating a federal, state, or local law or rule relating to the conduct of the profession or occupation.
Mont. Code Ann. § 37-1-316(1)(t), (v) · verified Sep 8, 2026
On a decision that a licensee or license applicant has committed unprofessional conduct as provided in 37-1-316 , or on stipulation of the parties, the board may order one or any combination of the following sanctions that are necessary to protect the public: (a) revocation of the license; (b) suspension of the license for a fixed or indefinite term; (c) compliance with the conditions of probation for a period not to exceed 3 years; (d) restriction or limitation of the practice; (e) monitoring of the practice by a supervisor approved by the disciplining authority; (f) satisfactory completion of a specific program of remedial education or treatment; (g) payment of a fine not to exceed $5,000 for each violation. Fines must be deposited in the state general fund.
Mont. Code Ann. § 37-1-312(1)(a)-(g) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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