It is found and determined that:
(A) Persons who have recognized and standardized training in therapeutic massage including in health and hygiene provide a legitimate and necessary service to the general public;
(B) Health and sanitation regulations governing therapeutic massage enterprises and massage therapists will minimize the risk of the spread of communicable diseases and promote health and sanitation;
(C) License qualifications for therapeutic massage enterprises and massage therapists will minimize the risk that such businesses and persons may facilitate prostitution and other criminal activity in the city;
(D) Massage services provided by persons without recognized and standardized training in massage can endanger members of the public by facilitating the spread of communicable diseases, by exposing persons to unhealthy and unsanitary conditions, and by increasing the risk of personal injury; and
(E) The training of professional massage therapists through accredited institutions and programs is an important means of ensuring the fullest measure of protecting the public health, safety, and welfare.
(Ord. 2013-1154, passed 3-4-13)