No massage establishment shall be kept open for any purpose
between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m., and no such establishment
shall be operated or conducted in connection with any place used for
living or sleeping quarters.
(2000 Code, sec. 7-161)
(a)
The
officers of the police and health departments of the city are hereby
authorized and empowered to enter, for the purpose of inspection,
and to inspect at any time massage establishments in the city, for
the preservation of law and order and decency, and are further empowered
to, at any time, make such examinations through the licensed physicians
of the department of health of the city as are necessary to determine
whether or not such employees are infected with any infectious disease.
(b)
It
shall be grounds for the revocation of a permit issued under this
article to interfere with the inspection of such premises.
(2000 Code, sec. 7-162; Ordinance
adopting Code)
It shall be unlawful for any person operating such an establishment
to employ a known prostitute in any capacity therein.
(2000 Code, sec. 7-163)
The manager or person in charge of massage establishments shall
keep a list of the names and addresses of all employees, both on duty
and off duty, and such list shall be shown to all proper authorities
of the police and health departments upon request.
(2000 Code, sec. 7-165)
It shall be unlawful for any massage establishment to be operated
in any section of the city which is zoned for residential purposes.
(2000 Code, sec. 7-166)
It shall be the duty of every person conducting or operating
a massage establishment to keep the same at all times in a clean and
sanitary condition. All instruments and mechanical, therapeutic, and
bathing devices, or parts thereof, that come into contact with the
human body shall be sterilized by a modern and approved method of
sterilization before initial use, and any such instruments and devices,
or parts thereof, after having been used upon one patron, shall be
sterilized before being used on another. All towels and linens furnished
for use of one patron shall not be furnished for use of another until
thoroughly laundered.
(2000 Code, sec. 7-167)
It shall be unlawful for any person to administer a massage
in any massage establishment to any person of the opposite sex; provided,
however, that this section shall not apply to a licensed chiropractor,
nor shall it apply to any registered physical therapist or registered
nurse operating under the direction of a physician.
(2000 Code, sec. 7-168)
Permittees or employees of massage establishments who commit
any lewd, immoral or indecent act will be charged with the offense
of disorderly conduct.
(2000 Code, sec. 7-169; Ordinance
adopting Code)
