Under what condition is a licensed salon not required to have a restroom?

The correct answer is that a licensed salon is not required to have a restroom if it is a mobile salon. This distinction is based on the nature of mobile salons, which operate in vehicles and travel to various locations rather than being fixed establishments. Because they do not have a permanent structure, the regulations that typically require fixed salons to provide restroom facilities do not apply in the same way.

In contrast, if a salon is located in a mall, it is still subject to the establishment's local health and safety requirements, which generally include the provision of restrooms.

For salons with fewer than three employees, while smaller establishments might have different operational flexibilities, the requirement for restrooms often still holds in many jurisdictions to ensure sanitary conditions for both employees and clients.

A fixed salon that is open less than 20 hours a week may still be required to provide restroom facilities, especially if it serves clients during that time. Thus, the mobile salon condition stands out as the unique exception to the restroom requirement.