(1) Licenses.
(a) No person shall operate any
premises used in the massage business unless he has obtained a premises license
for each establishment from the Department of Licenses and
Inspections.
(b) No person shall engage in the business of, or be
employed as, a masseur or masseuse unless he has obtained an operator's
license from the Department of Licenses and
Inspections.
(2) Information. Each applicant for a premises license or
an operator's license shall set forth on forms provided by the
Department:
(a) the name and address of the applicant and former
addresses for a period of three years;
(b) a physical description of
the premises used in the massage business if the applicant desires a premises
license;
(c) a statement of past employers for three years if the
applicant desires an operator's license;
(d) such other
information that the Department may require.
(3) Fee. The applicant for
a licensed establishment shall pay an annual license fee of $70.00. The
applicant for an operator's license shall pay an annual license fee of
$40.00.
[555] (4) Prohibited Conduct. No
person employed or engaged in the business of a masseur or masseuse shall treat
a person of the opposite sex.
(5) Exemptions. The provisions of this
ordinance shall not apply to massage treatments given
(a) in the office
of a licensed physician, osteopath, chiropractor, or a physical
therapist;
(b) in a regularly established medical center, hospital, or
sanitarium;
(c) in a residence of a person under doctor's care by
the direction of the doctor;
(d) upon the order of a licensed
physician, osteopath, chiropractor, or physical therapist.