(A) A massage therapist license or therapeutic massage enterprise license may be revoked, suspended, or not renewed by the city if the licensee has engaged in any of the following conduct:
(1) Fraud, misrepresentation, or a false statement contained in a license application or a renewal application;
(2) Fraud, misrepresentation, or a false statement made in the course of carrying on the licensed occupation or business;
(3) Any violation of this chapter or state law;
(4) A licensee or in the case of a therapeutic massage enterprise license, the business's owner, operator, or any person who has a five percent financial interest in the business or the appointed on-site manager or agent's criminal conviction that is directly related to the occupation or business licensed as defined by M.S. § 364.03, Subd. 2, provided that the person cannot show competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to perform the duties of the licensed occupation or business as defined by M.S. § 364.03, Subd. 3.
(5) Conduct involving moral turpitude or permitting or allowing others within their employ or organization to engage in conduct involving moral turpitude or failing to prevent agents, officers, or employees from engaging in conduct involving moral turpitude; or
(6) Conducting the licensed business or occupation in an unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or to constitute a menace to the health, safety, or general welfare of the community.
(B) Before the city may revoke, suspend, deny or not renew a license, written notice must be sent to the applicant or owner/licensee setting forth the alleged grounds for the potential action. The notice must also specify a date upon which hearing on the action before the city's Hearing Officer must be requested, which must not be less than ten days from the date of the notice.
(Ord. 2013-1154, passed 3-4-13)