Arizona court to take up case of salon owner banned from using fish for pedicures

Court takes up ban on fish pedicures

MESA, Ariz. — An Arizona salon owner wants to use toothless fish to remove dead skin from client’s feet during pedicures. State regulators call it an unhealthy practice that violates state law.

A judge is taking up the issue Monday in a lawsuit over a state ban on the practice.

Gilbert salon owner Cindy Vong is challenging whether the state can ban her from using Garra rufa fish — a 2-inch carp that doesn’t have teeth.

The Arizona Board of Cosmetology is seeking to have the case dismissed and filed a motion with the judge to do so in December.

Information from: East Valley Tribune, www.eastvalleytribune.com