§ 42-1. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Apprentice means any person the age of 18 years or older employed in any licensed massage shop for the purpose of learning the trade or occupation of a massagist, masseur or masseuse, and who, after having completed a program of training, as provided in this chapter, is eligible to take an examination to become a permitted massagist, masseur or masseuse.

Body painting artists means the occupation of maintaining, operating and offering any services for any compensation whatsoever of applying paint or other substance, whether transparent or nontransparent, to or on the human body when such body is wholly or partially nude, by any means of application, technique or process.

Employee means any person 18 years of age or over who renders any service in connection with a massage shop, nude modeling studio or body painting artists establishment and receives compensation from the operator of such establishment or patron thereof. This definition shall include persons apprenticing in massage shops in preparation to becoming massagists, masseurs or masseuses under the provisions of this chapter.

Licensee means any person to whom a license has been issued to own or operate any establishment provided for under the provisions of this chapter.

Massage means any method of pressure on or friction against, or stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, pounding, vibrating or stimulation of, the external parts of the human body with the hands or with the aid of any mechanical electrical apparatus or appliances, with or without such supplementary aids as rubbing alcohol, liniments, antiseptics, oils, powder, creams, lotion, ointment or other similar preparations commonly used in the practice of massage, under such circumstances that it is reasonably expected that the person to whom the treatment is provided or some third person on his or her behalf will pay money or give any other consideration or gratuity therefor. This definition shall also include treatment of the human body by means of baths of all kinds, including all forms and methods of hydrotherapy.

Massage shop means any establishment having a source of income or compensation derived from the practice of massage, and which has a fixed place of business where any person, firm, association or corporation engages in or carries on any of the activities defined as massage in this section.

Massagist, masseur and masseuse mean any person permitted as such who, for any compensation whatsoever, engages in the practice of massage as defined in this section.

Nude modeling studio means a fixed place of business where is carried on the occupation of maintaining, operating and offering services for any compensation whatsoever of modeling for the purpose of reproducing the human body wholly or partially in the nude by means of photography, painting, sketching, drawing or otherwise. To be included within this definition is the occupation or practice for any compensation whatsoever of offering one's body, wholly or partially in the nude, for the purpose of having designs of whatever nature applied thereto by whatever process or technique with any kind of substance, whether it is transparent or nontransparent.

Outcall service means any business, the function of which is to engage in or carry on services licensed or permitted under this chapter at a location designated by the patron or client rather than at licensed premises.

Patron means any person the age of 18 years or older who receives the benefit of the services of any establishment or occupation provided for in this chapter under such circumstances that he or she will pay money or give any other consideration therefor.

Recognized school means any school or institution which has for its purpose the teaching of the theory, method, profession or work of massage, which requires the successful completion of a resident course of study of not less than 70 academic credit hours before the student receives a diploma or certificate of graduation, and which has a resident course of study including no less than 100 hours of classroom instruction on anatomy and physiology, 300 hours of classroom instruction on the theory and practice of massage and 20 hours of classroom instruction on health and hygiene.

Sexual or genital area means genitals, pubic area, buttocks (except in massage), anus or perineum of any person, or the vulva or breasts of a female.

(Code of Gen. Ords. 1967, § 8.1; Ord. No. 47656, 5-6-77; Ord. No. 57891, 5-23-85; Ord. No. 60613, 4-3-87)

Cross reference

Definitions and rules of construction generally, § 1-10.