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A change of location of a massage establishment must be re-licensed pursuant to section 7-137. The applicant must complete an occupational application and pay all applicable fees.
(Ord. No. 9991, § 2, 6-28-04)
Every licensed massage establishment shall pay to the office of the finance director a quarterly occupational tax according to the schedule set forth in chapter 19, article I of this Code.
(Ord. No. 9991, § 2, 6-28-04)
(a) Upon the sale or transfer of any interest in a massage establishment, the license therefore shall be null and void. A new application shall be made by any person, association, firm, or corporation desiring to own or operate the establishment. The provisions of sections 7-134 and 7-135 shall apply to any person, association, firm or corporation applying for a massage establishment license for premises previously used as such establishment.
(b) Any such sale or transfer of any interest in an existing massage establishment, or any application for enlargement or expansion of the building or other place of business of a massage establishment, shall require inspection and compliance with section 7-137.
(Ord. No. 9991, § 2, 6-28-04)
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, association, firm or corporation to conduct or operate a massage establishment on the same premises whereon alcohol is sold (unless operated by a non-profit corporation or duly licensed athletic club, spa, or resort), or on the same premises whereon is conducted the business of adult bookstore, adult motion picture theatre or adult entertainment enterprise as defined in section 7-207 of this Code.
(b) Wherever in this article any act is prohibited or declared to be unlawful, and wherever in this article the doing of any act is required or the failure to do any act is declared to be unlawful, the violation of any such provisions of this article is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars ($300.00) or imprisonment for not more than three (3) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense. Revocation or suspension of a license shall not be a defense against prosecution.
(Ord. No. 9991, § 2, 6-28-04)
(a) The license of a massage establishment may be revoked upon any one (1) or more of the following grounds:
(1) That the licensee has fraudulently conducted the business of massage establishment, or fraudulently or deceitfully obtained a license to conduct such business.
(2) That the licensee has been convicted within the last five (5) years in a court of competent jurisdiction of a felony or of any offense involving moral turpitude, dangerous or narcotic drugs or marijuana, as enumerated in this Code and as defined in the Arizona Revised Statutes.
(3) That the licensee has engaged in untrue, fraudulent, misleading or deceptive advertising.
(4) That the licensee is engaged in the business of massage therapy establishment under a false or assumed name, or is impersonating another practitioner.
(5) That the licensee has violated any of the provisions of this article.
(Ord. No. 9991, § 2, 6-28-04)
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