The mission of the board is to promote, preserve and protect the public health, safety and welfare by regulating the practices of barbering, cosmetology, electrology, esthetics, hairstyling, manicuring, and pedicuring in New Mexico. The board is not an advocacy organization but is instead a regulatory body responsible at all times and in all situations for acting in the interest of the public.
N.M. Admin. Code § 16.34.1.8