A. Licenses:
1. Massage: It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the practice of, or attempt to practice, massage for a fee or for a gratuity, without first having obtained a valid license therefor as provided in this chapter and which license is in full force and effect.
2. Massage Establishments: It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in, operate, conduct or carry on, or maintain in or upon, or to permit to be engaged in, operated, conducted or carried on, or maintained in or upon, any premises in the city the operation of a “massage establishment” as herein defined without first having obtained a license as provided for in this chapter and which is in full force and effect.
B. Exemptions: This chapter shall not apply to:
1. Persons authorized by the laws of the state of Idaho to practice medicine, surgery, osteopathy, chiropody, chiropractic, naturopathy, podiatry or persons holding a drugless practitioner’s certificate under the laws of the state of Idaho;
2. Nurses registered or licensed pursuant to the laws of the state of Idaho, or to orderlies, attendants or nurses’ aides in hospitals under the direction of a licensed physician; and
3. Barbers and cosmetologists duly licensed under the laws of the state of Idaho. The exemptions hereby granted shall apply and extend to the person or persons so exempt so long as and to the extent necessary for the activities performed in the course of the bona fide practice of the business or profession of the person exempted. (Ord. 628, 6-1-2021)