It is the purpose and intent of this chapter to provide for the orderly regulation of massage therapists and massage establishments, in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare. The city wishes both to recognize the practice of massage as a valid professional field and to discourage prostitution and other unlawful activity which otherwise may become associated with some massage establishments.
This chapter relies upon the State certification process of the California massage therapy council, as set forth in California Business and Professions Code § 4600, et seq. In addition, this chapter provides certain minimum standards for the operation of massage establishments, their managing employees, and massage therapists and practitioners.
This chapter is adopted under the authority of Government Code §§ 51030 through 51034, Government Code § 37101, Business and Professions Code § 16000, and California Constitution Article XI, Section 7.
(Ord. 681, § 2, 2016)