It is the purpose and intent of this article to provide for the orderly regulation of massage therapists and massage establishments, in the interest of the public health, safety and welfare. The city wishes both to recognize the practice of massage as a valid professional field and to discourage prostitution and other unlawful activity which otherwise may become associated with some massage establishments.
This article relies upon the state certification process of the California massage therapy council, as set forth in California Business And Professions Code section 4600 et seq. In addition, this article provides certain minimum standards for the operation of massage establishments, their managing employees, and massage therapists and practitioners.
This article is adopted under the authority of Government Code sections 51030 through 51034, Government Code section 37101, Business And Professions Code section 16000, and California Constitution article XI, section 7. (Ord. 0-15-1304, 1-13-2016)