(A) Therapeutic massage enterprise. The application for a therapeutic massage enterprise license must contain the following information:
(1) For all applicants:
(a) Whether the applicant is an individual, corporation, partnership or other form of organization;
(b) The legal description of the premises to be licensed together with a plan of the area showing dimensions, location of buildings, street access and parking facilities;
(c) The floor number, street number and rooms where the massage services are to be conducted;
(d) Whether all real estate and personal property taxes that are due and payable for the premises to be licensed have been paid and, if not, the years and amounts that are unpaid;
(e) If the application is for premises either planned or under construction or undergoing substantial alteration, the application must be accompanied by preliminary plans showing the design of the proposed premises; if the plans for design are on file with the Building Inspector, no plans need be submitted;
(f) The name and street address of the business if it is to be conducted under a designation, name or style other than the name of the applicant, and a certified copy of the certificate required by M.S. § 333.02, as it may be amended from time to time;
(g) Written consent of property owner, if applicant is not the property owner; and
(h) Other information that the City Council may require.
(2) For applicants who are individuals:
(a) The name and date of birth of the applicant and the applicant’s residence address;
(b) If the applicant has ever used or been known by a name other than the applicant’s name and, if so, the name or names and information concerning the dates and places where used;
(c) Residence addresses of the applicant during five years preceding the date of application;
(d) The type, name and location of every business or occupation the applicant has been engaged in during the preceding five years;
(e) Names and addresses of the applicant’s employers for the preceding five years;
(f) If the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony, crime or violation of an ordinance other than a minor traffic offense; if so, the applicant must furnish information as to the time, place and offense involved in the convictions; and
(g) If the applicant has ever been engaged in the operation of massage services; if so, the applicant must furnish information as to the name, place and length of time of the involvement in the activity.
(3) For applicants that are partnerships:
(a) The names and addresses of general and limited partners and the information concerning each general partner described in division (A)(2) above;
(b) The managing partners must be designated, and the interest of each general and limited partner in the business must be disclosed; and
(c) A true copy of the partnership agreement must be submitted with the application, and if the partnership is required to file a certificate as to a trade name under M.S. § 333.02, as it may be amended from time to time, a certified copy of that certificate must be submitted. The license if issued will be in the name of the partnership.
(4) For applicants that are corporations:
(a) The name of the organization, and if incorporated, the state of incorporation;
(b) A true copy of the certificate of incorporation, and, if a foreign corporation, a certificate of authority as described in M.S. § 303.02, as it may be amended from time to time;
(c) The name of the general manager, corporate officers, proprietor and other person in charge of the premises to be licensed, and the information about those persons described in division (A)(2) above;
(d) A list of the persons who own or have a controlling interest in the corporation or organization or who are officers of the corporation or organization, together with their addresses and the information regarding the persons described in division (A)(2) above.
(B) Therapeutic massage therapist. An application for a therapeutic massage therapist license must contain the following information:
(1) The applicant’s name and address;
(2) The applicant’s current employer;
(3) The applicant’s employers for the previous five years, including employer’s name, address and dates of employment;
(4) The applicant’s residence address for the previous five years;
(5) The applicant’s Social Security number, date of birth, home telephone number, weight, height, color of eyes and color of hair;
(6) If the applicant has ever been convicted of a felony, crime or violation of an ordinance other than a minor traffic offense and, if so, the time, place and offense involved in the convictions;
(7) If the applicant has ever used or been known by a name other than the applicant’s name and, if so, the name or names and information concerning dates and places where used;
(8) Evidence that the applicant:
(a) Has legal work status in the United States;
(b) Has a diploma or certificate of graduation from a recognized school;
(c) Has current insurance coverage with liability limits of at least $1,000,000 for professional liability in the practice of massage;
(d) Is affiliated with, employed by or owns a therapeutic massage enterprise licensed by the city;
(e) In addition to the 70 hours of resident study, applicant must complete at least 400 hours of certified therapeutic massage training as part of earning a diploma or certificate from a recognized school; and
(f) Has at least one year of experience practicing massage therapy as established by an affidavit.
(9) Other information that the City Council may require.
(Prior Code, § 514.06) (Ord. 870, passed 04-19-2012; Ord. 817, passed 04-02-2009) Penalty, see § 114.999