As used in this chapter, unless the particular provision or the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Employee" means a person over eighteen years of age, other than a masseur or masseuse, who renders a service within a massage establishment for a permittee and receives compensation from such permittee and/or the patrons.
(b) "Health Department" means the Franklin-Williamson Bi-County Health Department.
(c) "Massage" means any method of providing pressure on or friction against, or stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, pounding, vibrating or stimulating, the external or superficial soft parts of the body, either with the hands or with the aid of a mechanical, magnetic or electrical apparatus or appliance, with or without such supplementary aids as hot packs, rubbing alcohol, liniments, antiseptics, oils, powders, creams, lotions, ointments or other similar preparations that are commonly used in this practice and with or without the application of air, liquid or baths of any kind.
(d) "Massage parlor" or "massage establishment" means an establishment having a fixed place of business, or any premises, place of business or membership club, where a person engages in or carries on or permits to be engaged in or carried on any of the activities mentioned in subsection (c) hereof for monetary consideration.
(e) "Masseur," "masseuse" or "massage technician" means a person over eighteen years of age who, for any monetary consideration, whether anticipated, realized, probable or possible, engages in the practice of massage.
(f) "Patron" means a person over eighteen years of age who receives a massage under such circumstances that it may reasonably be expected that he or she will provide monetary consideration therefor.
(g) "Person" means an individual, partnership, firm, association of individuals, joint stock company, corporation or combination of individuals acting for a common purpose.
(h) "Recognized school" means a school or institution of learning which has for its purpose the teaching of the theory, method, profession or work of massage, which school requires a resident course of study of not less than seventy hours before the student is furnished with a diploma or certificate of graduation from such school following the successful completion of such course of study or learning.
(i) "Sexual area" means the genitalia, pubes or anus of a person and the breasts of a female person,
(Ord. 435. Passed 1-16-78.)