A. It is unlawful for any massage establishment to operate, or any independently employed certified massage practitioner or therapist to perform or engage in the practice of massage for compensation within the city, without obtaining a city business license.
B. In applying for a city business license, a massage establishment owner shall fill out an application and shall file along with the completed application a copy of the current and valid CAMTC certificate or a massage therapy permit issued by the city pursuant to this chapter possessed by every person who will be performing or engaging in the practice of massage at the massage establishment. In addition, massage establishment owners and operators who do not possess a current and valid CAMTC certificate are subject to a background check pursuant to Section 5.22.340, prior to the issuance of a city business license.
C. In applying for a city business license, a certified massage practitioner or therapist who will be independently employed shall fill out an application and shall file along with the completed application a copy of his or her current and valid CAMTC certificate or massage therapy permit issued by the city pursuant to this chapter.
D. Prior to the issuance of a city business license to any massage establishment or any independently employed certified massage practitioner or certified massage therapist, the police department shall make a reasonable investigation into the information provided in the application pursuant to California Business and Professions Code Section 4614.
E. No city business license shall be issued to a massage establishment that will employ or contract with one or more persons to perform or engage in the practice of massage without that person or persons possessing a current and valid CAMTC certificate, unless permitted under this chapter.
F. No city business license shall be issued to a person who wishes to perform or engage in the practice of massage for compensation within the city and who does not possess a current and valid CAMTC certificate, unless permitted under this chapter.
G. The city may deny a business license to any applicant who has provided materially false information in applying for a business license.
H. The chief of police may order that a business license required by this chapter be revoked pursuant to the procedures set forth in Section 5.22.350.
(Ord. 423 § 1, 2023)