(A) The license shall be issued only to persons who have received and can furnish proof of receiving at least 600 hours of certified therapeutic massage training recognized and accepted by the State of Minnesota or a national professional therapeutic massage organization.
(B) The license shall be issued only to persons of good moral character and repute.
(C) No massage therapist license shall be issued to an applicant who has been convicted of criminal prostitution, similar sex offenses, or other crimes directly related to the offering of massage therapy services or the running of a massage business, and has not shown competent evidence of sufficient rehabilitation and present fitness to perform the duties and responsibilities of a licensee as prescribed by M.S. § 364.03, Subd. 3.
(D) The license shall not be issued to persons who have, within 1 year prior to the date of application, been denied licensure or have had a massage therapist or massage business license denied or revoked by any political subdivision, municipality or by the State of Minnesota.
(E) The license shall be issued only to applicants who have fully and truthfully answered all of the information requested in the application and have paid the full license and investigation fee.
(F) The license shall be issued only to persons 18 years of age or older.
(Ord. 584, passed 9-14-2009; Am. Ord. 675, passed - -2018)