(A) All premises used by permittees hereunder shall be periodically inspected by the Police Chief or his or her authorized representative for safety of structure and adequacy of plumbing, ventilation, heating, and illumination. Floors shall be free from any accumulation of dust, dirt, or refuse. Well-marked toilet and hand-washing facilities for permittees, employees, and patrons shall be provided. All walls, ceilings, windows, and doors shall be free of dust, dirt, refuse, or mold. In high humidity areas, including toilet rooms, shower rooms, steam rooms, locker rooms and other such rooms, the walls, ceiling, and floors shall be constructed or covered with a material that is smooth, nonabsorbent, and easily cleaned.
(B) Towels, clothes, and sheets shall not be used for more than one patron. Heavy, white paper may be substituted for sheets provided that such paper is changed for every patron. Soiled linens and towels shall be stored in a clearly marked covered receptacle and shall not be reused prior to laundering. Any individual performing any duties at a massage business that may bring him or her into contact with patrons of the business or with the towels, cloths, sheets, or paper, if such is substituted for cloth, shall have a current valid health card issued by the Bowie County Family Health Center on his or her person at all times during the business hours. No animals shall be permitted within a massage business at anytime.
(C) All equipment used for the treatment of patrons shall be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, and the equipment shall be kept in a good and safe state of repair at all times.
(D) Male masseurs shall wear all white slacks and shirt; and female masseurs shall wear an all white dress or all white slacks and blouse while engaged in the treatment of the patron. An all white surgical gown or smock may be substituted. The clothing shall at least cover the masseur’s pubic area, perineum, buttocks, natal cleft and entire chest to four inches below the collarbone. The masseur’s clothing shall be opaque and shall be kept clean at all times, and soiled clothing shall not be worn during the treatment of a patron. No masseur shall massage a patron whose genitals are exposed during the treatment; and no patron of a massage business shall knowingly expose his or her genitals to a masseur during a massage.
(E) No massage service or practice shall be carried on within any cubicle, room, booth, or any area within a massage establishment which is fitted with a door capable of being locked. Toilets and cubicles used solely for the application of liquid and vapor baths shall be clearly marked as to purpose on the exterior door or curtain of the cubicle, room, or booth. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to eliminate other requirements of statute or ordinance concerning the maintenance of premises, nor to preclude authorized inspection thereof, whenever such inspection is deemed necessary by the police or Health Department.
(Ord. 12-81, passed 9-14-1981)