(A) It shall be unlawful, after 30 days from the effective date of this chapter, for any person to operate a massage establishment without first having acquired a business license issued by the city pursuant to this chapter.
(B) An application for all licenses under this chapter must be made on the proper form provided by the city.
(C) All applicants must be qualified according to the provisions of this chapter. The application may request and the applicant shall provide such information as to enable the city to determine whether the applicant meets the qualifications established in this chapter.
(D) At the time of application, the applicant shall provide the following most current and updated information as requested below in a list format to be maintained at all times concerning the applicant, owner, manager and all employees, agents, contractors, or other persons, who are or will be present on the premises to perform massage therapy:
(1) Name and address for each individual;
(2) Current state of Kentucky massage therapy license number for all individuals who are or will be present on the premises to perform massage therapy;
(3) License number of a valid and current government issued photo i.d. for each individual;
(4) Descriptions of all crimes, not including traffic violations, including the time, place, date and disposition for which these individuals have been charged or convicted of criminal offenses, for the past ten years;
(5) Descriptions of all municipal or state civil infractions, including the time, place, date, and disposition for which these individuals have been a party to for the past ten years.
(E) The completed application for a massage establishment license shall contain the following information and shall be accompanied by the following documents:
(1) If the applicant is:
(a) An individual, the individual shall state his or her legal name and any aliases and submit proof of i.d. that he or she is 18 years of age or older;
(b) A partnership, the partnership shall state its complete name and the names of all partners, whether the partnership is general or limited, and a copy of the partnership agreement, if any; or
(c) A corporation, the corporation shall state its complete name, the date of its incorporation, evidence that the corporation is in good standing under the laws of its state of incorporation, evidence that the corporation is authorized to do business in the commonwealth, the names and capacity of all officers, directors and principal stockholders, and the name of the registered corporate agent and the address of the registered office for service of process.
(2) If the applicant intends to operate the massage establishment under a name other than that of the applicant, he or she must state:
(a) The massage establishment’s fictitious name; and
(b) Submit the required registration documents.
(3) Whether the applicant has had a previous license under this chapter or other similar ordinances from another city or county denied, suspended or revoked, including the name and location of the massage establishment for which the license was denied, suspended or revoked, as well as the date of the denial, suspension or revocation; and whether the applicant has been a partner in a partnership or an officer, director, principal stockholder of a corporation that is licensed under this chapter whose license has previously been denied, suspended or revoked, including the name and location of the massage establishment for which the permit was denied, suspended or revoked, as well as the date of denial, suspension or revocation.
(4) Whether the applicant or a person residing with the applicant holds any other licenses under this chapter or other similar massage establishment ordinances from another city or county and, if so, the names and locations of such other licensed businesses.
(5) The applicant’s Social Security number and/or his or her state or federally issued tax identification number.
(6) Applicants for a license under this chapter shall have a continuing duty to promptly supplement application information required in the event that said information changes in any way from what is stated on the application. The failure to comply with said continuing duty within seven days from the date of such change by supplementing the application on file with the city shall be grounds for suspension of a license.
(7) The fact that a person possesses other state or city permits and/or licenses does not exempt him or her from the requirement of obtaining a massage establishment license.
(8) The application form for licenses issued under this chapter shall contain a provision providing that under penalty of perjury the applicant verifies that the information contained therein is true to the best of their knowledge.
(Ord. B2023-04, passed 4-27-23)