A transfer in the ownership or control of a massage establishment shall constitute a change in the massage establishment licensee, and the existing massage establishment license shall be deemed surrendered and extinguished. A new application for a massage establishment license must be filed with the City Clerk or a designee, and the new applicant or any new owner must be qualified and pay the necessary license fee for the issuance of a new massage establishment license prior to any such transfer taking effect. Any transfer of the ownership and control of a massage establishment in violation of this paragraph shall constitute operation of the massage establishment business without a license.
(Ord. 09-44, passed 2-23-10) Penalty, see § 119.99