(A) Application for a massagist’s business permit shall be made on a form provided by the town to the Chief of Police in the same manner as provided above for massage establishment licenses, accompanied by the annual nonrefundable massagist’s permit fee as set forth in the Town Schedule of Rates and Fees, a copy of which is located in the office of the Town Clerk and is incorporated herein by reference, per year or part thereof.
(B) The application shall contain the following information:
(1) The business address and all telephone numbers where the massage is to be practiced;
(2) Name and current residence address and all names, nicknames and aliases by which the applicant has been known; (If the applicant has lived at his or her current address for less than two years, then the applicant shall list each address where he or she resided during the previous two years.)
(3) Social Security number, driver’s license number and date of birth;
(4) Applicant’s weight, height, color of hair and eyes and sex;
(5) Written evidence that the applicant is at least 18 years of age;
(6) A complete statement of all convictions of the applicant for any felony or misdemeanor or violation of a local ordinance, except misdemeanor traffic violations;
(7) Fingerprints of the applicant taken by the Police Department;
(8) Two front-face portrait photographs taken within 30 days of the date of application and at least two inches by two inches in size;
(9) (a) The name and address of the recognized school attended, the dates attended and a copy of the diploma or certificate of graduation awarded the applicant showing the applicant has completed not less than 70 hours of instruction.
(b) For persons employed on the date of adoption of this chapter as a masseur or masseuse in the town, this section shall not apply until 60 days after adoption.
(c) Present employment shall be established by sworn affidavit from the employer.
(d) Sixty days after the date of adoption of this chapter, the person must be actively enrolled and participating in a course of study designed to fulfill the requirements of this section and the enrollment and participation shall be upon the person seeking a permit herein.
(e) For persons not so employed on the date of adoption of the chapter, this section shall be effective upon passage.
(f) In no event shall any person engage in the business of massage in the town or within its zoning jurisdiction without having satisfied the training requirement of the first sentence of this division (B)(9) after March 30, 1992.
(10) The massage or similar business history and experience for three years prior to the date of application, including, but not limited to whether or not the person in previously operating in this or another city or state under a license or permit has had the license or permit denied, revoked or suspended and the reasons therefor and the business activities or occupations subsequent to the action of denial, suspension or revocation;
(11) (a) A medical certificate signed by a physician, licensed to practice in the state, within seven days of the date of the application.
(b) The certificate shall state that the applicant was examined by the certifying physician and that the applicant is free of communicable disease.
(c) The additional information required by this division shall be provided at the applicant’s expense.
(12) (a) The names, current addresses and written statements of at least three bona fide permanent residents of the United States that the applicant is of good moral character.
(b) If the applicant is able, the statement must first be furnished from residents of the town, then from Nash or Edgecombe Counties, then from the state and lastly form the remainder of the United States.
(c) These references must be persons other than relatives and business associates.
(13) Authorization for the town, its agents and employees to seek information and conduct an investigation into the truth of the statements set forth in the application and the qualifications of the applicant for the permit; and
(14) Written declaration by the applicant, under penalty of perjury, that the foregoing information contained in the application is true and correct, the declaration being duly dated and signed in the town.
(Ord. O-1-5-93, passed 1-5-1993)