(A) No person shall operate a massage therapy business, either exclusively or in connection with another business, without being permitted as provided in this chapter. A separate permit shall be obtained for each place of business. The permittee shall display the permit in a prominent place in the permitted business at all times.
(B) No person shall operate, own, conduct, carry on or permit to be operated, owned, conducted or carried on any massage therapy business of any type or kind, including but not limited to any massage business or service offered in conjunction with or as part of any health club, health spa, resort or health resort, gymnasium, athletic club or other business without compliance with Iowa Code Chapter 152C (providing for licensing and massage therapists and related requirements) and the provisions of this chapter.
(C) It shall further be unlawful for a person to engage in or offer to engage in the practice of massage therapy, or use in connection with the person’s name, the initials “L.M.T.,” or the words “licensed massage therapist,” “masseur,” “masseuse,” or any other word or title that implies or represents that the person practices massage therapy, unless the person possesses a license issued by the Iowa Board of Massage Therapy pursuant to Iowa Code Chapter 152C.
(1999 Code, § 125.03) (Ord. 2586, passed 7-10-2018; Ord. 2588, passed 8-14-2018; Ord. 2603, passed 3-12-2019) Penalty, see § 115.99