Subd. 1. Therapeutic Massage Enterprise License. No therapeutic massage enterprise license shall be issued to an individual or entity which:
1. Is not 18 years of age or older at the time the application is submitted to the issuing authority;
2. Has been convicted of any crime directly related to the occupation licensed as prescribed by M.S. § 364.03, subd. 2, as it may be amended from time to time, and who has not shown competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to perform the duties and responsibilities of a licensee as prescribed by M.S. § 364.03, subd. 3, as it may be amended from time to time;
3. Has had an interest in, as an individual or as part of a corporation, partnership, association, enterprise, business, or firm, a massage license in any jurisdiction that was denied, revoked, or suspended within the last ten years of the date the license application is submitted to the issuing authority;
4. Is not a citizen of the United States or a resident alien, or is legally prohibited from working in the United States;
5. Is not of good moral character or repute;
6. Is not the real party in interest of the enterprise;
7. Has knowingly misrepresented or falsified information on a license application at any time in the preceding ten years;
8. Cannot meet the definition of therapeutic massage enterprise in subsection 395.03 of this Code;
9. Owes taxes or assessments to the state, county, school district, or city that are due and delinquent; and
10. Allowed a license to expire or surrendered a license, unless, at the sole discretion of the city, a license application is submitted for consideration. The application shall be treated the same as an application for a new license, subject to all ordinance regulations and review.
Subd. 2. Massage Therapist License. No massage therapist license shall be issued to a person who:
1. Is not 18 years of age or older at the time the application is submitted to the issuing authority;
2. Has been convicted of any crime directly related to the occupation licensed as prescribed by M.S. § 364.03, subd. 2, as it may be amended from time to time, and who has not shown competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to perform the duties and responsibilities of a licensee as prescribed by M.S. § 364.03, subd. 3, as it may be amended from time to time;
3. Whether the applicant has had an interest in, individually or as part of a corporation, partnership, association, enterprise, business, or firm, a massage license that was denied, revoked or suspended within the last ten years of the date the license application is submitted to the issuing authority;
4. Is not a citizen of the United States or a resident alien, or is legally prohibited from working in the United States;
5. Is not of good moral character or repute;
6. Has knowingly misrepresented or falsified information on a license application at any time in the preceding ten years;
7. Is not affiliated with, employed by, or does not own a therapeutic massage enterprise licensed by the city;
8. Cannot meet the definition of massage therapist in subsection 395.03 of this Code; or
9. Allowed a license to expire or surrendered a license, unless, at the sole discretion of the city, a license application is submitted for consideration. The application shall be treated the same as an application for a new license, subject to all ordinance regulations and review.
(Ord. 2024-01, passed 2-14-2024)