(A) Business permit required. No person shall engage in or carry on the business of massage unless such person has a valid and subsisting massage business permit issued by the city pursuant to the provisions of this chapter for each and every separate office of place of business conducted by such person.
(B) Masseur’s permit required. No person shall practice as a masseur, employee, or otherwise unless such person has a valid and subsisting masseur’s permit issued to such person by the city pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
(C) Temporary permit. Any person who has applied for a permit in accordance with the provisions of this chapter shall, upon request therefor, be issued a temporary permit for not to exceed 45 days by the Mayor pending action on the application, provided that the Mayor shall not issue such a temporary permit if possessed of information which indicates that a permit should not be issued. Such temporary permit, while it is in effect, shall for all purposes have the same force and effect and be subject to the same conditions as any permit issued under the terms of this chapter. The Mayor may summarily revoke or suspend any such temporary permit if the temporary permittee violates any of the terms or conditions of this chapter. There shall be no appeal from such revocation or suspension.
(Prior Code, § 118.10) (Ord. 76-8, passed 11-1-1976) Penalty, see § 118.99