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Every person who engages in or conducts a massage establishment shall keep a daily register, approved as to form by the Chief of Police or his/her designee, of all patrons with names, addresses and hours of arrival and, if applicable, the rooms or cubicles assigned. The daily register shall at all times during business hours be subject to inspection by Health Department officials, by the Police Department and shall be kept on file for one year.
(Ord. 653, passed 11-10-14) Penalty, see § 115.99
The Police Department and the Health Department shall from time to time, perform an inspection for each massage establishment in the town for the purposes of determining that the provisions of this chapter are complied with. The inspections shall be made at a reasonable time, in a reasonable manner. It shall be unlawful for any permittee to fail to allow the inspection officer access to the premises or to hinder the officer in any manner.
(Ord. 653, passed 11-10-14) Penalty, see § 115.99
Holders of any existing massage establishment permits heretofore issued under any provision of law are required to comply with all provisions of this chapter.
(Ord. 653, passed 11-10-14) Penalty, see § 115.99
(A) No person shall engage in the practice of massage or massage therapy unless he or she has obtained a current license from the State of Connecticut Department of Public Health to practice massage therapy as defined within the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended, and is a licensed massage therapist.
(B) No person shall engage in the practice of massage or massage therapy in the town without first having obtained a massage therapist permit from the Chief of Police.
(Ord. 653, passed 11-10-14) Penalty, see § 115.99
Each applicant for a massage therapist permit shall file an application with the Chief of Police or his/her designee and pay a filing fee of $125 which shall not be refundable. Such application shall be in writing, signed and sworn to by the applicant, and shall set forth:
(A) The name and address of the applicant;
(B) Written documentation that the applicant is at least 18 years of age;
(C) Such other information as may be necessary in order for the Chief of Police to make any determination required by this chapter;
(D) Two portrait photographs of the applicant at least two inches by two inches and a complete set of the applicant’s fingerprints which shall be taken by the Chief of Police or his/her authorized representative;
(E) Identification. Each applicant shall provide sufficient identification to establish the applicant’s identity;
(F) Any criminal convictions, except minor traffic violations; and
(G) Such other information as may be necessary in order for the Chief of Police or his/her designee to make any determination required by this chapter.
(Ord. 653, passed 11-10-14)
The Chief of Police or his/her designee shall issue a massage therapist permit upon finding:
(A) That the applicant has a current massage therapist’s license issued by the State of Connecticut.
(B) That the applicant has not been convicted of a felony, an offense involving the unauthorized practice of the healing arts, sexual misconduct with minors, obscenity, keeping or residing in a house of ill fame, solicitation of a lewd or unlawful act, prostitution, pandering or human trafficking, and has not had a massage establishment or massage therapist’s permit denied, suspended or revoked in this or any other town or state.
(C) The applicant must furnish authorization to the Chief of Police, or his/her authorized representatives, to seek information and conduct an investigation into the truth of the statements set forth in the application and the qualifications of the applicant for the permit. The Chief of Police may require, and the applicant must furnish, any other identification and information necessary to discover the truth of the matter hereinbefore specified as required to be set forth in the application.
(D) Permits shall be issued for one calendar year and shall be renewed annually upon payment of a $25 fee and proof of a current massage therapist license issued by the State of Connecticut.
(Ord. 653, passed 11-10-14)
An applicant who completes the requirements of § 115.13 above, and submits all of the necessary information required by that section, may obtain a conditional massage therapist permit pending the outcome of the fingerprint check and subject to the following restrictions:
(A) The conditional permit shall only be issued if the applicant has made a prima facie showing that he/she meets all of the requirements for a permit.
(B) The conditional permit shall only be effective until Chief of Police or his/her authorized representatives have had an opportunity to investigate the applicant’s qualifications to hold a permit pursuant to this chapter and to notify the applicant that his/her application for a massage therapist permit has been granted or denied.
(C) If the applicant provides false or misleading information to the Chief of Police, the Chief may automatically terminate the conditional permit. If the Chief of Police automatically terminates a conditional permit, he/she shall notify the holder of his/her decision by certified mail or personal service.
(D) In no event shall such conditional permit be in effect for more than 12 months after the date of its issuance.
(E) A conditional permit shall not be renewed.
(Ord. 653, passed 11-10-14)
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