For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning. Personal pronouns, when used in the masculine or neuter gender, mean the masculine, feminine, and neuter gender.
CITY. The City of Walters, Oklahoma, a municipal corporation.
CLERK. The City Clerk for the City of Walters or his or her authorized representative.
COUNCIL. The City Council of the City of Walters.
DIRECT SUPERVISION. On-the-premises control and responsibility for the massage apprentice by and in the physical presence of the massage technician.
EXTERNAL BATH. The bathing of another person by a massage technician or massage apprentice by immersion, shower, or steaming any part of the body.
LICENSEE. Any massage establishment operator, outcall massage service operator, massage technician, or massage apprentice appropriately licensed by the city.
MASSAGE. Any method of pressure on or friction against by stroking, rubbing, kneading, tapping, pounding, manipulating, vibrating, or stimulating the external parts of the human body with the hands, feet, or otherwise, with or without such supplementary aids as rubbing alcohol, liniments, antiseptics, oils, powders, creams, lotions, ointment, or other preparations, sun lamps, infrared heat, vibrators, mechanical or electrical appliances, and external baths, for any type of consideration or gratuity.
MASSAGE APPRENTICE. Any person employed by a massage establishment or outcall massage service and directly supervised by a massage technician for the purpose of learning the method and practice of massage.
MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT. Any establishment or place of business where any person engages in, conducts, carries on or permits to be engaged in, conducted, or carried on, any business of the manipulation of the body by means of massage as herein defined.
MASSAGE TECHNICIAN. Any person who administers to another person, for any consideration or gratuity, a massage, external bath, electric or magnetic massage procedure, manipulation of the body, or other similar procedure.
OPERATOR, MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT OPERATOR or OUTCALL MASSAGE SERVICE OPERATOR. Any person owning or operating a massage establishment or an outcall massage service. In the event of a corporate owner, OPERATOR shall mean the manager or person in charge. If a sole proprietorship, OPERATOR shall mean such individual alone.
OUTCALL MASSAGE SERVICE. A business which provides licensed massage technicians or massage apprentices to perform a massage at a private location.
PATRON. Any person who receives a massage.
PERSON. Any individual, partnership, firm, association, joint stock company, corporation, or combination of individuals of whatever form or character.
SEXUAL BODY AREAS. The genitals, pubic area, buttocks, anus, and perineum of any person and the vulva and breasts of a female person.
(Prior Code, § 112.01) (Ord. 98-451, passed 11-17-1998)