The City Council finds and declares as follows:
A. The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the orderly regulation of massage businesses and massage therapists within the City of Murrieta.
B. The requirements and restrictions imposed by this chapter are reasonably necessary to protect the public health, safety and welfare.
C. This chapter is adopted under the authority of California Business and Professions Code sections 460(c), 4600 et seq., and 16000; California Government Code Sections 37101 and 51030 through 51034; and the California Constitution Article XI, Section 7.
D. This chapter shall not be construed in a manner that is inconsistent with any state law governing the practice of massage. (Ord. 565-21, Exhibit A (part), 2021)