(A) It is hereby declared that the business of operating massage establishments as defined herein is a business affecting the public health, safety, and general welfare.
(Ord. 090-05. Passed 5-9-05.)
(B) For the purposes of enforcing this chapter, the following words are defined and shall have the meaning ascribed to them as hereinafter set forth:
(1) "Employee" means any and all persons, other than the massage technician, who render any service to the operator and who receive compensation directly from the operator.
(2) "Massage" means any method of pressure on, friction against or stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, pounding, vibrating or stimulating of the external soft parts of the body with the hands or with the aid of any mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliance, with or without such supplementary aids as rubbing alcohol, liniments, antiseptics, oils, powder, creams, lotions, ointments or other similar preparations commonly used in this practice, for a purpose other than the treatment of disorders of the human body.
(3) "Massage establishment" means any establishment having a fixed placed of business where any person, firm, association or corporation engages in, carries on, or permits to be engaged in or carried on, any of the activities referred to in subsection (a) hereof for any consideration whatsoever.
(4) "Massage technician" means any person who, for any consideration whatsoever, engages in the practice of massage as defined in subsection (a) hereof.
(5) "Operator" means the permit operator of a massage establishment.
(6) "Out-call massage service" means any business, the function of which is to perform massages at a location designated by the customer or client rather than at a massage establishment.
(7) "Person" means any individual, copartnership, firm, association, joint stock company, corporation, or combination of individuals, of whatever form or character.
(8) "Sexual or genital area" means the genitals, pubic area, buttocks, anus or perineum of any person, or the vulva or breasts of a female.
(Ord. 66-92. Passed 4-20-92.)