[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Springfield
as Title 5, Ch. 5.40, of the 1986 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
A.
No person shall practice massage, or conduct an establishment for
the giving of vapor, pool, shower, or other baths for hire or reward,
or advertise or hold oneself out as being engaged in the business
or occupation of massage or the giving of said baths without receiving
a license therefor from the Commissioner of Public Health of the City.
B.
The Commissioner shall have the authority to grant said license to
qualified applicants upon such terms and conditions as he finds necessary
and may make such rules and regulations in regard to said business
or occupation as he finds proper; provided that, within 21 days after
receipt of a formal application accompanied by a fee set annually
by the Commissioner, the Commissioner shall conduct a hearing on the
application.
C.
Reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be given
and the applicant may be represented by counsel of his choice and
may present any witnesses or evidence material to the application.
The Commissioner shall, within 90 days from the close of the
hearing, give a written decision whether to issue such license, containing
a statement of reasons.
Any license issued under this chapter shall be valid for a period
of one year from the date of issue and may be renewed by paying the
fee set by the Commissioner.
A.
If any licensee under this chapter fails to comply with the laws
of the Commonwealth or with the rules and regulations of the Department
of Public Health or with any other laws, ordinances, rules or regulations,
the Commissioner may, after giving notice to the licensee informing
him of the alleged violation, and after an opportunity for hearing,
modify, suspend or revoke the license.
B.
The decision shall be made within 21 days after the date of hearing
and shall contain a statement of reasons.
No licensee shall practice massage upon a person of the opposite
sex; nor shall a licensee give vapor baths to a person of the opposite
sex.
