For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
Charge.
This term, either directly or indirectly, shall refer to a salary, commission, gratuity or other remuneration as paid or made available to a massagist administering massages as a primary or incidental activity resulting from such payment; a charge, fee, dues or other payment for the purpose of receiving any service or use of an establishment which provides for the payor the opportunity to obtain a massage.
Genitals.
The external sexual organs.
Health certificate.
A certificate from a medical doctor licensed to practice in the county showing that the person named therein has been examined and is free from any infectious or communicable disease.
License.
That document issued by the city to a person who administers massages or operates a massage establishment.
Massage.
The act or art of treating the human body or any part thereof by rubbing, kneading, tapping, compression, vibration, application of friction or percussion or like ministrations to stimulate circulation or increase suppleness, for a charge, direct or indirect.
Massage establishment.
Any building, room, place or establishment where massages are practiced upon the human body for a charge, either directly or indirectly, by a person, whether with or without the use of mechanical, therapeutic or bathing devices, whether a primary or an incidental activity of the establishment in which the massage is performed.
Massage establishment license.
That document issued by the city to an establishment where massages are furnished.
Massagist.
A person who administers massages.
(1999 Code, sec. 112.01)
The city shall be authorized to make inspections to determine compliance with the provisions of this article in any massage establishment in order to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the public. The city manager or his deputy shall be authorized to make or cause to be made inspections to determine the sanitary conditions of any massage establishment in order to safeguard the health, safety and welfare of the public. Such inspections may be made at any time during which a massage establishment is open for business pursuant to the provisions of this article.
(1999 Code, sec. 112.02)
The provisions of this article shall not apply to a duly licensed physician, osteopath, chiropractor, or massage therapist licensed under Tex. Occupations Code chapter 455; a registered nurse, a licensed vocational nurse, or a practical nurse acting at the direction of a doctor or establishment wherein registered physical therapists treat only patients recommended by a licensed physician, osteopath, or chiropractor and which operate only under such direction; athletic trainers of a bona fide athletic team when such trainers are massaging members of the team; a licensed hospital or medical clinic; or duly licensed barbers or beauticians who administer massages to the neck, face, scalp and hair of the client for cosmetic purposes.
(1999 Code, sec. 112.03)
The operation of any business, administration of any massage, or use of any license issued pursuant to this article contrary to any provision of this article or the failure to comply with any provisions of this article:
(1) 
Shall constitute a violation of this article which shall be punishable in accordance with section 1.01.009.
(2) 
Shall cause the holder thereof to be subject to any other provisions for suspension, revocation or denial as provided in this article, and any other civil or criminal action or penalty or proceeding provided by law.
(1999 Code, sec. 112.04)