KOTA BARU: A female hair salon owner was fined RM100 by the Kota Baru Municipal Council (MPKB) for allowing her female worker to cut the hair of a male customer.
The incident happened at the owner's premises located in the town area last week.
This comes about a month after a boutique owner was fined by the council for wearing shorts in her workplace.
Kelantan Chinese Association Federation president Datuk Oie Poh Choon said the salon owner paid her fine to MPKB four days ago.
He said the woman was found to have breached the council's by-laws which were introduced more than 10 years.
"I have accompanied the woman to MPKB's office to settle her fine and she also admitted to committing the offence.
"She acknowledged her mistake and claimed that she forgot the regulation," he told the New Straits Times.
He said the MPKB's by-law under the business license guidelines states that non-Muslim female hairdressers are not allowed to offer haircut services to any Muslim of the opposite sex.
He hoped that MPKB would brief salon owners on its existing laws as many had seemed to have forgotten the laws.
"During my recent gathering with the association's members, we have stressed to them not to breach MPKB's or any laws as we do not want certain quarters to take advantage of the situation," he added.
"Before we go any further, it's important to know that this is not a new regulation in the town. This law has been enforced by MPKB in the business license guidelines.
"To be safe, we just have to follow the rules to avoid unwanted consequences," he added.
He said the association which was set up.more than 20 years ago, had nearly 900 members statewide.
It is learnt that the female worker of the salon had cut the hair of the male customer who went to the salon with his family members.
The premise was issued with the compound during an operation by MPKB's enforcement officers last week.
Last month, Oie also helped the businesswoman who was fined for wearing shorts in her boutique.
The woman's adoptive father helped in settling the fine.