[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Board
of Aldermen of the Town of Boonton by Ord. No. 14-96. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended by Ord. No. 17-97]
As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The administration, by any person of a method of exerting
or applying pressure, friction, moisture, hot or cold to the human
body, or the rubbing, stroking, kneading, pounding or tapping of the
human body by any physical or mechanical means for any form of consideration.
An establishment or business operation wherein massage is
administered or permitted to be administered for any form of consideration.
Anyone certified in massage therapy/bodywork techniques;
anyone graduated from a recognized massage therapy/bodyworker school
or apprenticeship program; or anyone board certified as a massage
therapist/bodyworker.
Any form of professionally recognized massage or bodywork
conducted by a professional massage therapist/bodyworker or any health-care
provider licensed to perform that service in this state.
Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership or any other
form of business which may be conducted in this state.
It shall be unlawful for any person to operate
or participate in the operation of any massage establishment.
This chapter shall not apply to:
A.
Legitimate massage therapy as provided by a massage
therapist/bodyworker.
B.
Legitimate massage therapy as provided by any health-care
provider licensed to perform that service in this state.
C.
Barbershops, beauty parlors, or nail salons in which
massage is administered to the scalp, face, neck, shoulders, hands
or feet only.
The Police Department and the Health Official
are designated to enforce the provisions of this chapter in accordance
with due process of law.
