(Title and Section amended by Ord. No. 183,603, Eff. 7/25/15.)
(a) Definitions. The words and phrases defined in Section 103.205(a) of this Code, shall have the same meanings when used in this section.
(b) Effective January 1, 2016, all persons performing massage services from any location in the City shall be required to possess a valid, unrevoked California Massage Therapy Council Massage Practitioner or Massage Therapist certificate. All Massage Therapist permits issued by the Board prior to January 1, 2016, shall be considered null and void.
(c) Exemptions. The provisions of Subsection (b) shall not apply to the following classes of individuals, and no permit shall be required of such persons, while engaged in the performance of the duties of their respective professions:
1. Physicians, surgeons, chiropractors, osteopaths, podiatrists, acupuncturists or physical therapists who are duly licensed to practice their respective professions in the State of California.
2. Nurses who are registered under the laws of the State of California.
3. Barbers and beauticians who are duly licensed under the laws of the State of California.
4. Athletic trainers employed by, or on behalf of, an amateur, semi-professional or professional athletic team performing or training within California.
5. Coaches and athletic trainers of accredited high schools, junior colleges, colleges and universities.
6. Hospitals, nursing homes, sanitariums, or other health care facilities duly licensed by the State of California.
7. Any other business or profession exempted by state law.
(d) Penalty. Any person operating as a Massage Practitioner or Massage Therapist without a certificate as required in Subdivision (b) of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(e) Severability. If any provision of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, that invalidity shall not affect the remaining provisions of this ordinance which can be implemented without the invalid provisions, and to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each provision thereof irrespective of whether any one or more provisions are found invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable.